Created by Maiko Kikuchi and Spencer Lott
Puppeteers: Maiko Kikuchi, Nick Lehane, Betsy Rosen, Spencer Lott
Photo by Richard Termine
Inspired by the stranger-than-fiction secret weapons that floated over America during World War II, 9000 Paper Balloons is a poetic and eerie performance that examines distance: the distance between two friends, two enemies, two cultures, and two generations.
Photo by Maria Baranova
After a year's delay and premiering on film, 9000 Paper Balloons took flight in front of a live audience at the Japan Society October 28-30th, 2022.
2022 Live On Stage, Presented by Japan Society
Show Team:
CO-CREATOR, ANIMATOR, & PERFORMER
Maiko Kikuchi
CO-CREATOR, PUPPET DESIGNER, & PERFORMER
Spencer Lott
DIRECTOR & DRAMATURG
Aya Ogawa
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Marie Yokoyama
SOUND DESIGNER & EDITOR
Ashur Rayis
VIDEO DESIGNER
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
ASSOCIATE VIDEO DESIGNER
Christina Tang
STAGE MANAGER
Mariko Takizawa
PUPPET BUILDERS
Rowan Magee, Dorothy James, Spencer Lott
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & PERFORMER
Andrew Murdock
PUPPETEERS
Nick Lehane, Betsy Rosen, Takemi Kitamura, in addition to Maiko Kikuchi, Spencer Lott and Andrew Murdock
Puppeteers: Maiko Kikuchi, Nick Lehane, Betsy Rosen, Spencer Lott
Photo by Richard Termine
Puppeteers: Maiko Kikuchi, Nick Lehane, Takemi Kita, Spencer Lott
Photo by Maria Baranova
The 9000 Paper Balloons team would like to extend a special thanks to HERE Arts and the HERE ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
We’d also like to thank the Jim Henson Foundation and the Japan Society for their continued support.
Photo by Richard Termine
Photo by Maria Baranova
Photo by Richard Termine
