The Four Lives

The ancient philosopher Pythagoras believed that each of us experiences four lives: as a mineral, a vegetable, an animal and a human. In this immersive multi-media spectacle, with live music, and several puppets, giant and tiny, the audience moves through different environments, encountering worlds where humans are not the main attraction......Do sheep dream? Conceived, Designed and Directed by Theodora Skipitares Score composed by Sxip Shirey Set Co-Design by Donald Eastman Costume Design by Jan Leslie Harding Puppetry Co-Direction by Jane Catherine Shaw Theodora Skipitares is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist and theater director based in New York. She is the author/director of 30 performance works, and a resident artist at La MaMa. Sxip Shirey is a composer and performer based in New York City. His work utilizes found objects, traditional and re-imagined instruments. Lead puppetry by Jane Catherine Shaw.