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Welcome to Arm-of-the-Sea Theater!
Exploring contemporary themes through the ancient traditions of mask and puppet theater.

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'Workers in the City that Drinks the Mountain Sky' — © 2003 Patrick Wadden 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. With a bus powered by bio-diesel (a fuel made from vegetable oil), we tour 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 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
News:

Spring 2008 - Friends: Taking a cue from the season, our resilient troupe is back in the saddle and soon to be... more


Upcoming Events:

Sun, May 18th
At the Turning of the Tide
- Riverlovers' Shad Festival, Croton Point Park in Croton on Hudson, NY

Sun, Jun 1st
City that Drinks the Mountain Sky
- Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY

Sat, Jun 7th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Orange County Water Festival-Thomas Bull County Park in Montgomery, NY

Sat, Jun 14th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Meadow Fest---Laurel Hill County Park in Secaucus, NJ

Sat, Jun 21st through Sun, Jun 22nd
At the Turning of the Tide
- Clearwater Festival at Croton Point Park in Croton on Hudson, NY

Thu, Jul 10th
City that Drinks the Mountain Sky
- Van Cortland Park in Bronx, NY

Sun, Jul 13th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Central Park, Great Hill in New York, NY

Tue, Jul 29th
City that Drinks the Mountain Sky
- Hollingworth Center/ Columbia University in New York, NY

Sun, Aug 3rd
At the Turning of the Tide
- River Day at Van Cortland Manor in Croton on Hudson, NY

Sat, Aug 9th
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Bataviakill Stream Celebration in Windham, NY

Fri, Aug 15th through Sat, Aug 16th
2008 Esopus Creek Puppet Suite
- Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park, East Bridge St. in Saugerties, NY

Sun, Sep 21st
Turtle Island Medicine Show
- Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY

Sat, Oct 11th through Sun, Oct 12th
show: to be announced
- PNC Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ

Wed, Oct 22nd through Sat, Oct 25th
City that Drinks the Mountain Sky
- Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York, NY

Thu, Oct 30th
At the Turning of the Tide
- Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY

Mon, Dec 1st through Fri, Dec 5th
Residency project- Celebration of Lights
in Poughkeepsie, NY

Sat, Dec 20th through Sun, Dec 21st
Festival of Lights with the Vanaver Caravan Dancers and Musicians
- Quimby Theater, State University of NY Ulster in Stone Ridge, NY

Sun, Feb 8th, 2009
City that Drinks the Mountain Sky
- Orange Hall Theater, State University of NY Orange in Middletown, NY


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Arm-of-the-Sea Theater • show email address • 845 246-7873
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