Access Mornings at MoMI

Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35 Ave
Astoria, NY
movingimage.us/event/access-mornings/2023-06-03/

Offered the first Saturday of each month (January 2024–May 2024), free Access Mornings at MoMI are dedicated to families with children on the autism spectrum and give families an exclusive opportunity to explore exhibitions and participate in workshops that begin at 11:00 a.m. before public hours begin. Activities range from hands-on craft-making to digital video workshops facilitated by trained Museum educators and local puppeteers. To reduce overstimulation in the galleries the volume is reduced or turned off and videos unrelated to the program’s theme are kept off. Complimentary breakfast and coffee will be provided. This program is funded by the Butler Foundation.

June 3, 2023 - May 4, 2024
The first Saturday of each month, 11:00am

Free

Toby's Magic Forest

Penny Jones' Early Childhood Puppet Co.

Westbeth, Home to the Arts
155 Bank Street
New York, NY
pennypuppets.org

Fun and funny things happen in the Magic Forest. There's lots of participation and fun.
Every child helps with the magic ingredients and raises a flower. The magical result is the creation of Spring -with a lot of help from the audience.

March 1 - April 28, 2024
2pm

$15

Art & Climate Solutions Workshops (GIANT PUPPET BUILD)

Earth Celebrations

Sixth Street Community Center
638 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
New York, NY
eventbrite.com/e/ecological-city-art-climate-solutions-workshop-puppet-tickets-794483410267

Participate with Earth Celebrations' Ecological City: Art & Climate Solutions Workshops and collaborate with our artists-in-residence Lucrecia Novoa, creating giant paper-mache puppets. Artistic works are featured in the Ecological City - Procession for Climate Solutions celebrating local climate solution initiatives throughout the community gardens neighborhood and waterfront on the Lower East Side of New York City.

March 2 - May 4, 2024
Saturdays, March through May from 12:00pm - 4:00pm
May 11th, 11:00am - 5:00pm

Free (tickets limited)

Pinocchio

Tout á Trac

Queens Theatre
14 United Nations Ave S
Queens, NY
queenstheatre.org/event/pinocchio/

Following the internationally acclaimed Alice in Wonderland, Tout à Trac now revisits Collodi’s tale about the world’s most famous puppet: PINOCCHIO. Born from a talking piece of wood carved by the old Geppetto, the rebellious, cheeky and careless Pinocchio discovers the meaning of growing up through a thousand trials. To become a real boy, he will have to face Mangiafuoco, the terrible Puppet Master, suffer the malice of Mr. Fox and his sidekick, the Cat, escape from Toyland and save his father from the belly of the giant fish! PINOCCHIO from Tout à Trac is another amazing journey into the heart of childhood and imagination.

April 27, 2024
1:00pm and 4:00pm

$20

Playscape Performs: Marvelous Metamorphoses

Sova Dance & Puppet Theater

Showbox Theater at Battery Park Playscape
State St and Battery Place
New York, NY
thebattery.org/programs/playscapeperforms/

“Marvelous Metamorphoses” unravels to present bizarre and beautiful transformations in our world like caterpillar to butterfly, polliwog to frog, and more! In this outdoor performance we dance & sing our way through these cycles celebrating them for our sustained joy and ecological health on this planet. Do you want to hear a caterpillar rap? Your neurons may sparkle as we bring annual cycles to life through live music and the art of puppetry. Come and enjoy the marvels of nature and art together.

May 5, 2024
10:30am & 12:30pm

Additional dates:
September 8

Free

Playscape Performs: Hao Bang Ah! Dragon!

Chinese Theatre Works

Showbox Theater at Battery Park Playscape
State St and Battery Place
New York, NY
thebattery.org/programs/playscapeperforms/

“Hao Bang Ah!” is a common Chinese expression meaning “Great!” or “Well done!” Each year, Chinese Theatre Works celebrates the Lunar New Year season with an original “budaixi” traditional Chinese glove-puppetry production that features the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. This year’s show stars the Dragon, who presides over a jolly selection of wild puppet skits, dances, popular songs, and well-known Chinese sayings that celebrate the wit and wisdom of the zodiac animals.

May 26, 2024
10:30am and 12:30pm

Free

Playscape Performs: WonderSpark Puppets

Showbox Theater at Battery Park Playscape
State St and Battery Place
New York, NY
thebattery.org/programs/playscapeperforms/

WonderSpark Puppets is a New York City based puppet theater company led by Chad Williams and Z Briggs. The company's mission is to spread joy, spark imagination and share laughter through high quality puppet performances. Their shows are often found in schools, shuls, libraries, parks, and other exciting locations. They have toured internationally, bringing original productions and puppetry workshops to festivals in Thailand and Taiwan. From March 2020 they streamed hundreds of live puppet shows for families in quarantine and streaming schools. Our mission is to spread joy, spark imagination and share laughter through high quality puppet performances.

June 2, 2024
10:30am and 12:30pm

Additional dates:
September 15

Free

La MaMa Kids: The Adventures of Seucy and Boto and the River Creature

Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company

Community Arts Space at La MaMa
74 East 4th St
New York, NY
lamama.org/shows/la-mama-kids-the-adventures-of-seucy-and-boto-2024

In the heart of the Amazon Jungle, a brave little girl named Seucy and her loyal companion, Boto the pink river dolphin, embark on an extraordinary adventure to protect their beloved home. Together they battle Yacu the River Creature and do whatever it takes to stop him from destroying the waters of the river and all that live there. Ages 4 and up! The Adventures of Seucy and Boto is an episodic series for kids about the adventures of Seucy, a brave little girl who, along with her friends Boto, half-child/half-dolphin, Itzpapalotl, Sasha, Ceneotl, Pachamama, battles any obstacle in order to keep the Amazon Jungle safe and protect the plants and inhabitants of the rainforest from harm.

June 8 - 9, 2024
Saturday at 2:00pm
Sunday at 12:00pm

Kids $15 / Adults Free with accompanying child

The Crazy Adventures of Don Quixote / Las Locaventuras de Don Quijote

Teatro SEA

PREGONES / PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING THEATER
304 W 47th St
New York, NY
teatrosea.org/teatro-sea-announces-exciting-2024-winter-spring-season/

Legendary Spanish writer Miguel Cervantes and his ghostly companions join forces to help his titular character Don Quixote overcome challenges and find his way back home.

June 13 - 15, 2024
Fri. 8pm, Sat. 3pm & 8pm

$20 Children / $30 Adults

Playscape Performs: The Adventures of Seucy and Boto

Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company

Showbox Theater at Battery Park Playscape
State St and Battery Place
New York, NY
thebattery.org/programs/playscapeperforms/

THE ADVENTURES OF SEUCY AND BOTO is the first in a series about the adventures of Seucy, a brave little girl who battles the tree-eating monster, Mapimguari, with the help of her pal Boto, half-boy/half-dolphin and other amazing friends from the Jungle including: Itzpapalotl the Butterfly, Sasha the Anaconda, Ceneotl the Frog, and Pachamama. The Adventures of Seucy and Boto uses dance, puppetry and music to tell imagined stories from South America. Created and performed by Loco 7, this popular family-friendly series has been in performance since 2014. Loco7 Dance Puppet Theatre Company, founded by Colombian born artist, Federico Restrepo in 1985, develops and promotes creative productions of Dance, Theatre, Puppets,Visual Arts, and other forms of artistic expression. The company explores the junction of race, culture, and history in New York and throughout the global community. Loco7's cultural policies emphasize pluralism, dialogue, and cultural transformation. Loco7's artistic mission has been to develop the use of puppetry as an Instrument for the dancer, a style that incorporates dance and design. The undertaking of the ensemble is to deal with themes such as South and Central American Culture and History, the Immigrants' experience, and New York City Urban Life.

July 7, 2024
10:30am & 12:30pm

Free

Bessie's Big Shot

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre / City Parks Foundation

Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater
West 79th Street & West Drive, Inside Central Park
New York, NY
https://cityparksfoundation.org/swedish-cottage-marionette-theatre/

Beginning January 18, 2024, Bessie’s Big Shot will return to the Cottage! In this fun and high-flying, family-friendly adventure, Bessie the cow dreams of joining the circus. But can she lift more than Ziegfried, the strongest man in the world? Fly on the trapeze high above the crowd? Come root Bessie on in this variety show as she attempts the impossible and searches for her special talents.

Starting January 18, 2024
Thursdays through Sundays at 11:00am and 1:00pm

$8-$12