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Deets: On September 19 and 20, 50 life-sized buffalo puppets will roam free through the streets of Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn as part of Return of the Buffalo: Tatanka Owe Akupi, an interactive public art experience.

150 New Yorkers will maneuver the buffalo puppets through city streets, interacting with the audience and inviting them to join the march. Live performances, tribal ceremonies, and activations with acclaimed actors, civic leaders, gospel choirs, dance troupes, marching bands, prominent musicians, and tribal leaders will animate parks, plazas, and squares along the route.

Return of the Buffalo was created by Amir Nizar Zuabi in partnership with elders from Lenape and Lakota Tribes. Presented by St. Ann’s Warehouse, The Walk Productions, and KBH Arts, the two-day event is presented by the same team behind Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a refugee girl from war-torn Syria, and her 10-day walk across New York City in 2022. The buffalo, our national mammal, is a symbol of resilience, reckoning, and repair and was chosen for its connection to North America’s original people. 

Hint for the Average Socialite: This event is open to the public. The project invites 150 New Yorkers from all walks of life to animate and perform inside the life-size buffalo puppets. All other New Yorkers and visitors are welcome to join the herd as it moves through the city this September.  To learn more, visit stannswarehouse.org. Stay tuned for event details including dates and times will be announced in the coming weeks.

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