Into the Light: A Multicultural Winter Dance & Puppetry Spectacular by The Vanaver Caravan & Arm-of-the-Sea Theater

Into the Light: A Tale of Hope has been delighting audiences of all ages for twenty years and has become a beacon of holiday cheer. The fairytale-like story follows the young girl Lucia as she travels through the dark winter landscape seeking joy and hope. Along the way, Lucia and the audience encounter new friends who invite them in to celebrate the holidays together.

Into the Light brings together the magic of Arm-of-the-Sea Theater’s giant puppets and the celebratory vision of The Vanaver Caravan’s world dance repertoire. The performance raises our spirits and awareness of cultural traditions, using the winter holiday season as common ground.

The 2026 production includes a multigenerational cast of dancers, singers, and live musicians, with special guests:
- Ubaka Hill
- Matoaka Little Eagle
- Albany’s Corazon Latino Dance Company
- Barely Lace

The Vanaver Caravan is a Hudson Valley-based nonprofit organization that performs original, world-infused choreography and music locally and internationally. Drawing from its expanding repertoire of dance and music traditions, the company also provides cross-cultural dance education through in-school arts residencies and after-school classes. Wherever The Vanaver Caravan goes, dance and music follow, inspiring people from every walk of life to join together in song, dance, and celebration. The Vanaver Caravan is a 2026 NYSCA grant recipient for Arts Education, Touring Performances & Community Programming.

Learn more: https://vanavercaravan.org/

Arm-of-the-Sea Theater creates theater that awakens wonder, stimulates contemplation, spreads joy, and enriches the public’s collective imagination. It strives to create theater that is a visual poem, infused with the immediacy of the moment and the primal instincts of the Human/Nature connection.

Learn more: https://www.armofthesea.org/