Ajijaak on Turtle Island

Ajijaak on Turtle Island. Photo Credit: Richard Termine
Ajijaak on Turtle Island. Photo Credit: Richard Termine
Tue Feb 28, 2023
7:00pm ET
Age: 7 and up
Price: $28.52 and up
Location:
Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College

Kites morph into soaring birds and branches transform into a gentle deer. Visionary puppetry artist Heather Henson and Grammy Award winner Ty Defoe bring together an ensemble of North American First Nations Peoples to tell the tale of Ajijaak, a young whooping crane who must face her first migration south.

Indigenous songs, languages, and dance weave together in a spectacle of artistry to create this affecting fable about the dangerous effects of climate change on animals and our Mother Earth. The production features puppets from Jim Henson's Creature Shop and music by Ty Defoe, Grammy nominee Dawn Avery and Kevin Tarrant of The SilverCloud Singers.

 

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