August 31-Sept 2: Cocoon Theatre (Poughkeepsie, NY) as a part of the No Theme Festival

Daughters of the Moon: A Puppetry Story retells Italo Calvino’s 1968 short story, an ecofeminist folktale centered around a dying Moon and its struggle to survive in a consumption-obsessed world not unlike our own. For this live performance version, multimedia puppets set the scene for the story as told by gender neutral narrator Qfwfq. Dance theater and live violin create a dreamy landscape for this nostalgic glimpse into 60s capitalist critique, posing the question: how can we learn from Calvino to infuse storytelling into political commentary today?

Puppets and Direction by Anna Lublina

Music performed and composed by Julia Danitz

Qfwfq Performance by lim mui

Moon Performance by Jo Stewart

Diana Puppet Performance (+) by Elena Rose Light