… is dedicated to the use of puppetry in experimental theatre that explores diverse cultural and artistic traditions.

We believe that theatre should be theatrical and fantastical. Luna combines the natural world with imagination, and traditional stories with new ones, using puppetry, masks, and movement as creative, expressive forms.

Luna’s approach to theatre is based on collaboration and communication across cultures. Our work is entirely collaborative: we write, design, create, and perform original work.  

Luna uses puppetry, Bulgarian and Russian folk music (collaborating with Bulgarian folk choir Yasna Voices in the above photo), jazz improvisations, and dance to tell tales that vary widely in style and theme. The show’s live vocal music is taken from the tradition of Bulgarian women’s folk songs which have strong emphasis on storytelling and conversation through music; Luna’s work extends the music with images drawn from literature and other creative sources.

Luna’s mission is to build a stronger arts community surrounding puppetry for adults through dialogue about artistic techniques, creative trends, and personal experiences in performance.

Luna’s founding members are Dassia Posner and Vlada Tomova.

Former members include Hannah Dallman, Lilia Levitina, Bonnie Duncan, Will Cabell, and Maggie Whalen.

Luna is not giving performances at present.

Production photos:

THE NOSE              “PLANTING PEPPERS”           “KALIMANKU”

Other Luna Images

Cabaret and Full-Length Productions (by year of first performance):

1. •2009:  “Icarus No More"
   

2. •2005:  Translations: An Evening of East-European Tales (in collaboration 
   

            with Bulgarian folk choir Yasna Voices)

1. •2004:  “Un-Chicken Soup”
   

2. •2002:  Rocks, Flames, and Other Misfortunes; “Baba Yaga's
   

            Metropolis”

1. •2001:  “The Red Cape”; “Ox and Bird”
   

2. •2000:  “Kalimanku”; “Planting Peppers”
   

3. •1999:  The Nose, adapted from the Gogol short story