La MaMa Puppet Festival - Jump Start

Puppet artists get a chance to showcase their works in progress in the La MaMa Puppet Series. Featuring works-in-progress from Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre, Double Image Theater Lab, Foreshadow, and Monica Lerch.

Hide and Seek (Taiwan/NYC):
Created by Double Image Theater Lab

HIDE AND SEEK is a wordless exploration of our emotional response to current events and social phenomenon, evoking emotions that prompt us to either hide or seek. The three vignettes are connected through the expressive use of "hands" as a symbol of creativity and storytelling. These pieces are short visual poems, utilizing shadows and objects to play with scale, prompting empathy and a deeper understanding of our shared human experience.  

Conceived by Spica Wobbe, with auditory landscapes by Yukio Tsuji, choreography by Margaret Yuen, and consulted by Damiet van Dalsum, it’s a performance that transcends language, connecting us all in the universal quest for understanding.

The Spinner (NYC):
By Foreshadow

The Spinner reimagines the Fates from Greek mythology as ungodly factory wardens who’ve outsourced their cruel work to mortal garment workers in a 19th-century textile mill. Told through a mixture of overhead projector shadow puppetry and shadow mask and featuring an original folk music score by Jared Engel, The Spinner unstitches the lengths we will go to make our fates our own.

Cause and Effect (USA/COLOMBIA):
Created and Directed by Federico Restrepo and Denise Greber
Choreography and Puppet Design by Federico Restrepo
Original Music Composed by Juan Sebastian Monsalve
Performed by Federico Restrepo with Katherine De La Cruz, Ursula Tinoco, Juan Pablo Toro

Cause and Effect, is a dance puppet experience that blends rod puppets, marionettes, dance, acrobatics, and video. This project explores themes linked to the natural environment, aiming to shed light on the interconnectedness between humans and animals while showcasing the beauty and fragility of our shared world. The aim is to evoke conceptual images that investigate human displacement and the conservation of endangered animal species. Through our work, we seek to highlight the intricate relationship between the natural environment and its impact on the animal kingdom and human condition.

Human (NYC):
Created by Monica Lerch
Written by Monica Lerch, Jeshua Bratman and Aki Nikolaidis
Designed and Fabricated by Aaron Haskells and Monica Lerch

Set in the far future in New York City, "Human" is a science fiction puppet piece that follows a protagonist's journey of self-discovery through a series of self-driven transformations. The piece examines how advancements in medicine and human-computer interaction shape our evolving definitions of gender and identity, offering a thoughtful look at what it means to be human in a high-tech future.

Ticket Prices:

Adults: $30
Students/Seniors: $25
First 10 tickets are $10 (limit 2 per person)
Ticket prices are inclusive of all fees.

Multi-Show Puppet Packages Available:

Total Puppet Package!
8 Shows for $175‍
‍5 Shows for $120
‍3 Shows for $75
‍2 Shows for $50

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