The City That Slept
April 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
One event on April 19, 2025 at 2:00 pm
One event on April 19, 2025 at 7:00 pm
One event on April 25, 2025 at 7:00 pm
One event on April 26, 2025 at 7:00 pm
One event on April 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm
UConn Puppet Arts and UConn Dramatic Arts Department present Tom Tuke’s
The City That Slept
What happens when Sleep arrives in New York? We listen, as the city falls asleep, and folks retell dreams. Using shadow, lantern and large-scale marionettes, we see these dreams as they weave through the towers, avenues and city blocks. Using interviews recorded in Union Square, and soundscapes from around the city, Tuke creates a tableau of New York. The City That Slept incorporates fusions of traditional puppetry forms, which Tuke has developed while studying at UConn. These include marionette-shadow puppets, and an original design – floating shadow puppets, which glide through a pool of moving water. The show is brought to life by a team of student puppeteers and lighting designers from UConn.
Tom Tuke is an artist and educator from Aotearoa/New Zealand. This show is being presented in partial fulfillment of an MFA in Puppetry Arts. He has been studying in Connecticut for the last 3 years, performing throughout the Northeast.
Friday 18 April, 7PM
Saturday 19 April, 2PM & 7PM
Friday 25 April, 7PM
Saturday 26 April, 7PM
Sunday 27 April, 2PM
Studio Theatre, UConn Dramatic Arts and Music Building,
802 Bolton Rd, Storrs CT.
No tickets are required, seating first come first served.
Inquiries: puppetarts@uconn.edu
Photos by Richard Termine (please credit if republishing):
Free