The award-winning puppet theatre company Wakka Wakka Productions is known for its innovative work within puppetry. "Animal R.I.O.T." is yet another example of the company's ability to combine artistic expression with current global themes.
Through a mix of visual arts, puppet theater, and captivating narratives, the performance explores the tension between humans and animals, and poses critical questions about our era's environmental and ethical dilemmas.
With its unique aesthetics and engaging storytelling, "Animal R.I.O.T." takes the audience on a journey through various perspectives and voices from the animal kingdom, challenging us to reflect on our relationship with and responsibility for the planet's non-human inhabitants.
"Animal R.I.O.T." (Animal Resurgence In Our Time) is an anonymous anthropomorphic membership organization, founded by The Fantastic Mr. Fox (the non-fictional). The human species will unite and save all animals from extinction (ourselves included)! Become a masked avenger who answers the call of the wild and join the bio-centric pacifist club! Join us or perish!
Wakka Wakka Productions, Inc. is a non-profit visual theatre company based in NYC and Oslo. Their mission is to push the boundaries of the imagination by creating works that are bold, unique and unpredictable.
Since 2001 Wakka Wakka has created and produced eleven original works of theatre which have toured extensively throughout the US and abroad. All of Wakka Wakka’s productions have been highly physical, overlapping in a wide range of styles and incorporating elements such as puppetry, object manipulation, masks and original music.
Wakka Wakka has been honored with a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award and two UNIMA Citations of Excellence. Additionally, the company’s work has been nominated for four Drama Desk Awards, a Helen Hayes Award and a Hawes Design Award.
