Arm-of-the-Sea Theater brings history of Hudson River to life poughkeepsiejournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from poughkeepsiejournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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An architectural rendering of Arm-of-the-Sea s proposed Tidewater Center in Saugerties. Since 2001, Arm-of-the-Sea s Esopus Creek Puppet Suite, performed in Tina Chorvas Park for a weekend every August (2015 and 2020 excluded), has been an annual cultural ritual. Summer in the Mid-Hudson Valley just wouldn t be the same without that magical evening sitting on a blanket on a sloping lawn after a picnic repast watching a performance recounting the building of the Ashokan reservoir, or a migrant s thwarted efforts to cross the border, or the chemistry of dirt through the pageantry of giant puppets. The show has the power of ancient spectacle, full of resonating symbolism and a ritualistic pacing that allows for contemplation. The moving parts of the handmade set crafted from swirling fabrics, painted cardboard, and other basic materials cleverly transform into a cityscape, PCB toxins, strands of DNA or the fish-filled depths of the sea, while