Puppetopia, a two-week puppetry state of mind, returns for its fourth annual edition featuring The Harlem Doll Palace, Rhynoceron & Variations on (the) Water. 

Rhynoceron Created by KT Shivak From Chicago to NYC—Shivak’s life-sized rhino puppet transforms before your eyes in a tale of beauty, extinction, and obsession. The world premiere of a puppetry show that traces the true events surrounding the arrival of a one-horned rhinoceros to Renaissance Europe, sparking an obsession that continued for hundreds of years.
Wed May 21, Thu May 22 & Fri May 23 at 8:30pm
Sat May 24 at 4pm & 8:30pm
Sun May 25 at 4pm
Runtime: 60 minutes

Variations On (the) Water Created by Lake Simons Join Lake Simons in a poetic solo puppet performance that invites the audience to imagine and co-create a story. Weaving puppetry, objects, dance, clown, and music. A full length wordless puppet theatre work by Lake Simons and John Dyer.
Thu May 29 & Fri May 30 at 8:30pm
Sat May 31 at 4pm & 8:30pm
Sun June 1 at 4pm
Runtime: 45 minutes

The Harlem Doll Palace Welcome to Aunt Len’s Doll and Toy Museum! Behind the pink door of a three story Harlem brownstone lies a world created by Lennon Holder Hoyte – affectionately known as Aunt Len. The dolls from her “dollection” seek to keep Aunt Len, their beloved museum founder, alive before the outside world can invoke its realities of life, ashes and dust.
Thu May 22 & Fri May 23; Tue May 27; Wed May 28; Thu May 29; Fri May 30 at 7pm
Sat May 24 & Sat May 31 at 2pm & 7pm
Sun May 25 & Sun June 1 at 2pm