For over twenty years Arm-of- the-Sea has been developing a style of magical realism that marries the mythic and the everyday,
humanity and the earth, visual arts and natural science, poetry and politics.
Our large-scale productions incorporate ancient theatrical devices for shared enchantment and visual storytelling.
With music, gesture and stunning visuals, they illuminate the links between human communities and the life-support processes of this living planet.
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater is a not-for-profit organization based in Saugerties, NY, in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. Our five-member performance company tours shows to cultural centers, festivals and schools throughout the eastern half of the country. Performance fees provide the majority of our operating budget, with additional support from the NY State Council on the Arts, The Jim Henson Foundation, The Puffin Foundation, The Hudson River Foundation, the Catskill Watershed Corp., the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, and individual donors.
For a more complete glimpse of our work please visit the rest of this site. Then come out and see a show!
"You have surpassed yourself with this beautiful work, with its timely message and mysteriously lovely visuals." — Jenneth Webster, Lincoln Center
"Arm-of-the-Sea creates a vivid symbolic language, a mythology in which we can see our actions mirrored. It is a colossal undertaking and much needed." — Todd Paul, Woodstock Times
"Arm-of-the-Sea has a remarkable ability to make things happen visually, with a tremendous amount of theatrical force." — Beth Fargis Lancaster, Vassar College
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- "Turtle Island Medicine Show"- a contemporary fable on global warming.
Also: "Mutual Strangers:... more
- Our 2009 season featured 85 performances from a repertoire of five productions, the principal show... more
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