Kindred Widows – Nov 1-3
Kindred Widows paints a dreamlike portrait of a family that is both terrifying and banal. Through the story of Amanda, who was mute during the last 18 years of her life, this work examines how memory is passed along between women of different generations. Drifting between reality and imagination, th
The Scarecrow Rehearsal Footage
Rehearsal footage from The Scarecrow, a new musical inspired by the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz.
La MaMa Puppet Slam 2024 – Nov 12-14
La MaMa Puppet Slam returns this year with new short works of genius! These condensed works of puppetry are original, compelling, brilliant, witty, tragic, funny, stunning, startling, ironic, exotic, political, lyrical, musical, beautiful, intellectual, experimental, wild...and always demonstrate ge
La MaMa Kids: Woods – Nov 11-12
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.
Out – Nov 08-10
Out is a visual, multidisciplinary show, an original coming-of-age tale told through the imaginative language of figure theatre, a poetic work for adults that can also be seen by children.
The People vs. Nature – Nov 07-17
With only hours to live, a death-row inmate fights to free a chimpanzee from medical captivity. In solitary confinement he reenacts a court trial based on true events, litigating the value of some lives over others.
Panel Discussion – Nov 02
Featuring Tim Cusack and Claudia Orenstein discussing their book: Puppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects Moderated by Erin B. Mee
Secrets History Remembers – Nov 01-03
A witty, high-energy vaudeville act with a seven-foot-tall doll as its stage. Will an obsessive need for safety and a fear of “the other” break us? Secrets History Remembers is a visual feast that examines our culture of fear with humor, insight and inventive puppetry.
Petit Mondrian – Oct 26–27
A 30-minute interactive multilingual (Spanish, French and English) and multimedia performance installation for very young children and their caregivers, which mixes dance-theater with the language of object theater, interactive video animation, live music, and Bunraku style puppetry. Petit Mondria
Lovo – Oct 25-27
'LOVO' places a view on the conservation and protection of biodiversity, analyzing the process of the disappearance of an animal species as if it were the extinction of a love.
