New York State
Puppet Festival: June 18-28 2026
featuring
Tom Lee - EDEN
Performed and designed by TOM LEE
Original character art by SOLVEJ LEE
Based on the novel by STANISLAW LEM
When a spaceship crash lands on an alien planet, they discover an impenetrable society with a terrifying secret. Based on the novel by Polish science fiction master Stanislaw Lem. A solo performance event using shadow screens, moving panoramas, stop motion animation and miniature worlds.
Nekaa Lab - SHINNAI MEETS PUPPETRY:
ONE NIGHT IN WINTER & THE PEONY LANTERN
Based on the original shinnai-bushi song-stories by Okamoto Bunya (1895 - 1996)
NYC-based artist Sachiyo Takahashi/Nekaa Lab fuses shinnai-bushi—a traditional form of Japanese sung storytelling—with contemporary puppetry in an intercultural collaboration. Performing under her authorized stage name Okamoto Miya, she brings this music to life, while her collaborators, NYC-based puppeteers Rowan Magee and Emma Wiseman, animate the stories with original puppets and innovative puppetry techniques.