Episode 9: Leah Ogawa

“Being a Mannequin”

Photo: Cory Antiel

Leah thinks puppetry is about connecting what you see, and what you think inside. 

Leah Ogawa (she/her) is a puppeteer, director, self-detective and model based in New York City. She has worked with puppeteers, artists, and companies including The Metropolitan Opera, Phantom Limb, Dan Hurlin, Tom Lee, Nami Yamamoto and others. Her original work Molting was part of Object Movement Puppetry Festival and Growing Not Dying was presented at Puppet BLoK 2019 at Dixon Place. To find out more about her work, visit leahogawa.com and follow @leahogawa on Instagram.