When?
March 7-16, 2025
Where?
La MaMa Downstairs Theatre
66 East 4th St, New York 10003
About the events
“There are those who cannot see and who are not seen. But their music can open our eyes. Light pours in, like magic, and we are brought home…” Yara Arts Group’s “The Magic of Light” interweaves puppetry, language, music and poetry to illustrate the cultural and spiritual awakening of an artist in the 1870s. Inspired by the haunting epic songs of Ukrainian blind bards (kobzari), a young man embarks on a lifelong quest to record, preserve and illuminate Ukrainian traditions against the tremendous pressures of history. Performed with an intimate, transforming puppet stage by bandura master Julian Kytasty and puppeteer Tom Lee. Conceived and directed by Virlana Tkacz with poetry co-translated by Wanda Phipps.