January 16, 2024

La MaMa Kids: Woods – Nov 11-12

By Puzzle Theatre
Created and performed by CSABA RADULY and PAVLA MANO

Original music by Petya Nedeva

A green leaf that grows on a dead branch, pieces of wood that come together to form strange creatures, some hostile, some comical… A curious world that surprises, amazes, and inspires.

Lead Photo by Steven Pisano

Founded in 1996 in Bulgaria and established in Montreal since 2004, “Puzzle Théâtre” has a unique style by combining various types in the traditional and the contemporary: drama theatre, object and puppet theatre.

http://puzzletheatre.com/woods.html

Photos by André Chevrier

Two people manipulate a wooden tree puppet.

La MaMa Kids 2023–2024 is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support provided by The William C. Bullitt Foundation, Con Edison, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The Jim Henson Foundation and The SQA Foundation. Additional support for this project provided by the Jim Henson Foundation and the Québec Government Office in New York.

La MaMa Puppet Festival

The La MaMa Puppet Festival showcases new contemporary puppet theatre by artists from around the world. Curated by Denise Greber, focusing on diversifying the voices, stories, and perspectives shared onstage, with the goal of uplifting marginalized identities within the puppet community.

La MaMa Kids

La MaMa Kids Online presents kids performances and hands-on workshops online, timed especially for “after school” viewing! La MaMa will continue to use emerging technologies to create a new venue for artistic expression that questions how art can function and how we as a society can survive challenging periods of history.