La MaMa Kids: The Great Zodiac Animal Race
Performed by Tom Lee
The Great Zodiac Animal Race is back at La MaMa Kids and just in time to celebrate the Year of the Dragon!
Growing up in Hawai'i, Tom Lee's memories of Lunar New Year included narcissus blooms, tasty dim sum dishes and bowing to your elders before running off to your room to open your lucky red envelope with money in it! This charming shadow puppet show retells the classic Lunar New Year zodiac tale with animals inspired by Asian languages and pictograms.
Music by Tatsu Aoki, Jamie Kempkers and Rami Atassi
Puppets designed by Chicago Puppet Studio: Jaerin Son, KT Shivak and Mark Blashford
Performed by Tom Lee
Music by Tatsu Aoki, Jamie Kempkers and Rami Atassi
Puppets designed by Chicago Puppet Studio: Jaerin Son, KT Shivak and Mark Blashford
Tom Lee is a director, designer, puppet artist based in Chicago and New York. He appeared on Broadway in War Horse, at the Metropolitan Opera in Madama Butterfly, and most recently, in The Queen of Spades at Lyric Opera Chicago. His own work includes Shank's Mare (recently on tour in Paris), Tomte (Gnome) presented by La MaMa Kids last fall, and place(no)place at the Pesta Boneka Festival in Indonesia. Tom is co-director of Chicago Puppet Studio and teaches nationally and internationally. He began his career at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
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.
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