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22 OUR LIFE • August 2025 ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ ВІДДІЛІВ І ЧЛЕНКИНЬ • BRANCH & MEMBER NEWS Yara Arts Group’s “The Magic of Light” Brings Puppets to Life The puppets move across the stage, aided by actors, in slow motion, pushing through the sometimes-heavy notes of the bandura played by master Julian Kytasty, creating an unforgettable scene. The performance of “The Magic of Light: Projections Bring Ukrainian Epics to Life 150 Years Ago” by Virlana Tkacz’s Yara Arts Group at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre in New York’s East Village March 7-16 combined elements of folk songs, poetry, history, and puppetry that brought Ukraine to light in these challenging times. The puppets were meticulously designed by Tom Lee, who served as the puppeteer for all of them. As he recited the English-language lines of the show, his voice rang out with clarity. His body was unobtrusive as he moved the puppets with incredible care. The Olena Jennings , Member-at-Large puppets were an amazing artistic achievement. They were carved by Kevin White and dressed by Andrea Mincic. Their beautifully created faces were brought to life by Tom Lee’s puppeteering. In Ukrainian, Julian Kytasty echoed the character of Ostap Versai (1803–1890,) a blind epic singer, who was present as a puppet. Their hands on the banduras made similar motions. The worlds of the puppets and humans merged. History and the present were brought together, drawing past events into the present. The epic that Kytasty/Versai sings is “Three Brothers from Azov” — a story within the main story of the show about three brothers who escape from captivity in the fortress of Azov, two on horse and one on foot. Porfiry Martynovych with magic lantern puppeteered by Tom Lee.
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