Yuliya Tsukerman is a Brooklyn-based puppeteer and myth-maker working in theate and film. She writes, directs, designs, and creates cross-disciplinary works, often in collaboration with other artists.

Her current project, Transmissions from the Ancient Forest, is a series of video poemsand accompanying books in which a community of lesser gods tries to make sense ofhuman suffering.

Her work has been supported by the Jim Henson Foundation, a Franklin FurnaceGrant, a Jerome Fellowship Alternate Grant, the NYFA Playwriting/ScreenwritingGrant, and funding from Loghaven and The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Herplays have been performed at venues including St. Ann’s Warehouse, ManaContemporary, The Arts Center on Governors Island, Roulette Intermedium, and New Perspectives Theatre.