Raj Na Ziemi / Paradise On Earth is a multidimedia eco-feminist puppet ballet.
The performance incorporates puppetry, drag, gesture, poetry, and live music and singing to deliver a fragmented folktale about the tensions present in modern man’s relationship to nature.
This production was staged at the Loyola Chapel in Montréal in May of 2024.
Featured performers: Daniel Bayardo, Sarah Barrone, Rae Michelle Cordero, Kai Corrigan, Patrick Dale, Isaac Doughty, Gargoyle Glurg, Catherine Machado, Lex Moh, and Marcela Szwarc
Musicians: Yuecheng Huang, Jane Kasowicz, Fahmid Nibesh, Anya Sylenko
Puppets, Costume Design:
Marcela Szwarc
Writing / Direction: Marcela Szwarc