Unfolding
Closed 1h 15m
Unfolding
82

Unfolding NYC Reviews and Tickets

82%
(21 Ratings)
Positive
95%
Mixed
5%
Negative
0%
Members say
Enchanting, Clever, Delightful, Slow, Great staging

About the Show

This puppet theatre production offers a contemporary fairytale that magically transports the audience through space and time, capturing the journey of a woman as she navigates a life of self-discovery.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (21)

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302 Reviews | 87 Followers
98
Great staging, Exquisite, Enchanting, Delightful, Clever

See it if you admire lyrically and artistically beautiful puppetry and music, minimal text re women’s emotionality, spirituality, and literary voice.

Don't see it if you do not enjoy puppetry as art and poetry or prefer large casts, elaborate costumes or sets, loud melody-less music, or hip hop/jazz dance

683 Reviews | 161 Followers
86
Inventive, Magical, Lovely to look at, Lightweight, Metamorphic

See it if you’d like to see a lovely extension of the European tradition of puppetry, a blending with aspects of Eastern puppetry.

Don't see it if a puppet show, even a lovely one, would bore you. Read more

399 Reviews | 55 Followers
86
Inventive, Entertaining, Slow, Delightful, Absorbing

See it if you would enjoy something very unusual--slow moving, inventive, romantic puppetry with great live music. It is enchanting and quite lovely.

Don't see it if you don't like puppets or can't handle a very slow paced and quiet show. It is rather "feminist" in theme so right-wing folks might object.

175 Reviews | 22 Followers
86
Delightful, Great acting, Entertaining, Enchanting, Clever

See it if you like puppetry

Don't see it if you do need to not be amazed

RRR
153 Reviews | 12 Followers
85
Slow, Quirky, Delightful, Enchanting

See it if you like puppetry and want to see something beautiful and unusual.

Don't see it if you need a lot of action or an easy to follow story (it gets a little abstract at the end - or maybe I just didn't "get it")

70 Reviews | 14 Followers
81
Intelligent, Great staging, Clever

See it if You want to see a "different" kind of show. Excellent performers, moving story

Don't see it if You have no patience for an unusual art form, non speaking story

219 Reviews | 88 Followers
79
Riveting, Exquisite, Entertaining, Ambitious

See it if You like modern puppetry and/or explorations of what it means to be a woman using unusual storytelling.

Don't see it if You need a story with dialogue or traditionally told.

1122 Reviews | 324 Followers
79
Delightful, Slow, Entertaining, Great staging, Clever

See it if you'd enjoy a different type puppet show with few words, great music, a fairy tale story represented with seen operators on a great set.

Don't see it if you require a lot of action - this is a leisurely paced story of a girl to adulthood and old age where you must pay attention to understand.

Critic Reviews (2)

Theatre is Easy
April 2nd, 2019

“An exquisite feast of puppetry storytelling with magic in every one of its crinkly folds...The show is a triumph in puppetry design...The use of light and shadow is also magnificent, adding breathtaking texture and depth to what can easily become a two-dimensional display...70 minutes of complex, finely tuned storytelling: there isn’t a single choice unexamined, or an object left unused...Simply perfect.”
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T
April 1st, 2019

"Visually splendid story...So many details are rendered through this extraordinarily fine storytelling. This show has both a romantic sensibility and a playful wittiness. Recognizable moments provide happy laughs...Puppetry is alive and well all over New York City these days. 'Unfolding' is a joyous example of this fine artistry."
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