This event is in the past.It took place on March 1, 2026 at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
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PlayScheherazade spins tales to survive a thousand and one nights in this bold reimagining that weaves Arabic folklore with puppetry, poetry, and live music. It's theater as resistance: confronting colonialism while celebrating Indigenous resilience through the ancient art of Hakawati storytelling.
Experimental theater
Storytelling & puppetry
Social justice themes
Epic 3-hour runtime
Tips
✨"Magical, funny, heartbreaking, revolutionary, and delightful" (David Henry Hwang)
🎭Hakawati is traditional Arabic oral storytelling
⏰3 hours with intermission — settle in
The Thousand and One Nights Workshop
PlayPlayScheherazade spins tales to survive a thousand and one nights in this bold reimagining that weaves Arabic folklore with puppetry, poetry, and live music. It's theater as resistance: confronting colonialism while celebrating Indigenous resilience through the ancient art of Hakawati storytelling.
Experimental theater
Storytelling & puppetry
Social justice themes
Epic 3-hour runtime
Tips
✨"Magical, funny, heartbreaking, revolutionary, and delightful" (David Henry Hwang)
🎭Hakawati is traditional Arabic oral storytelling
⏰3 hours with intermission — settle in
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