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Snapshots from Tom Tuke’s recent puppetry performance for Karangahape Art Weekend, which recreated the iconic St. Kevin’s Arcade in the doorway of Pitt Street Methodist Church.

Tuke’s 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚠 𝚙𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚝𝚛𝚢 is an original form of puppetry developed by the artist, using a shallow pool, fish-pond pump, torch and a series of hand-cut shadow puppets. The performance plays with light, water and movement to create shifting scenes in real time.

Friday 18 SEP 2026 ★ by @tom_tuke

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Link in Tom's bio for performance sign up form. by @tom_tuke

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14 days ago

I will be performing some ambient puppetry from 6:30-8:30pm tonight for Karangahape Art Weekend. Come by anytime, ill be outside Pitt St Methodist by @tom_tuke

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a month ago

Another round of 📸 to honour tāmaki puppetry and all its players, budged up in the goblin cave 🕯️🎭

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@goblin_akl by @tom_tuke

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Our first Puppet Slam at @goblin_akl Goblin was a roaring success! Beautiful pics thanks to @zoedunstr by @tom_tuke

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a month ago

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2 months ago

Banished Music, Strange News, and 95bFM present Princess Chelsea 7 Seconds In Heaven
with live shadow puppetry by Tom Tuke and special guest Hermione Johnson
Friday 25 September - Kāhui St David’s, Khyber Pass, Auckland

With winter fading at last, and the sniff of spring’s blossom on the wind, Banished Music, Strange News, and 95bFM have joined forces with the high priestess of hope - Princess Chelsea - to bring you a one-off show that’s set to be nothing short of divine, with some very special guests.

Happening on Friday 25 September, 7 Seconds In Heaven finds Chelsea taking over Tāmaki Makaurau’s glorious new musical home, Kāhui St David’s, for a solo-ish show created in tandem with master shadow puppeteer Tom Tuke.

Those who have witnessed one of Princess Chelsea’s famous Midwinter Balls know that she does not do things by halves. For one night only, this beautiful old church will be transformed into Heaven itself, with help from stage designer Christopher Stratton and lighting designer Molloy.

“I met Tom Tuke through the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra, where he handmade puppets to interpret one of my songs,” explains Chelsea, “Afterwards we decided we needed to make an entire show together. 7 Seconds in Heaven will be more of a solo Princess Chelsea set — mostly me and an Omnichord, with a few friends appearing along the way — leaving space for Tom’s puppetry and the incredible setting to shine.”

Joining Princess Chelsea to augment her solo Omnichord and grand piano set will be regular cohort Joshua Worthington-Church (Exploding Rainbow Orchestra) on bass and guitar, and keys-wizard Joe Kaptein on the immense and newly restored, century-old Kāhui St David’s pipe organ.

Earlier this year, Princess Chelsea took her band The Dream Warriors to record their next album in a forest in Nasu, Japan. Chelsea has also been busy completing a second new album, which is a synthesizer solo album, with songs from both new upcoming records set to be performed at this show.

Opening the show with a very special “prepared piano” performance is Hermione Johnson, whose unique playing has taken her all around the world. Tickets on sale taken in Kāhui St David's by @tom_tuke

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2 months ago

Note the date! Tell the others! Next Thursday!
Email Tom if you’d like to be involved!
We can’t wait 🕯️ by @tom_tuke

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2 months ago

There is still time to register! Join us this Wednesday as puppeteer Tom Tuke kicks off our Intro to Shadow Puppetry 3-week workshop series! Free for students; $45 for adults. Register at the link in our bio. taken in Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry by @tom_tuke

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4 months ago

A Sicilian marionette from the Manteo Family sits alone in a warehouse. As the @ballardinstitute has upgraded it's storage facilities, a migration of puppets has begun. The Manteo Family had a multigenerational puppet theater in New York City, becoming a popular spectacle in the 1920s and 30s. They performed the traditional Opera di Pupi in a new continent. There were some some subtle modifications. A notable one was a knight with a hubcap for a shield. by @tom_tuke

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5 months ago

THIS WEEK! The Ballard Institute kicks off our first Spring Puppet Workshop Series for adults! Join Education Coordinator Tom Tuke for a 4-week Intro to Hand Puppetry workshop on Wednesday evenings 7-9pm.

In this class, you will learn to build a hand puppet and experiment with basic methods of hand-puppet performance. You will explore the fascinating hand puppets in our current exhibition, Becoming Modern: U.S. Puppetry in the Twentieth Century.

This 4-week workshop is $60 for adults or FREE for students 18+.

Spots are limited, so reserve your seat now at the link in our bio. by @tom_tuke

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Passing through downtown Chicago on the way to In the Heart of the Beast Theater in Minneapolis. Shows and workshop this weekend. Tell ya pals! by @tom_tuke

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