# Event Details

- **Event Name**: NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Wednesday, June 16 7PM
Thursday, June 17 7PM
**This performance is in Rochester, NY**

This performance is made possible by Five Star Bank

KAYFABE is a puppet wrestling entertainment spectacular written, directed, and designed by Josh Rice, presented by the New York State Puppet Festival. Table-top puppetry meets pro wrestling meets a rock show! High art meets low art meets Samuel Beckett! This frenetic frenzy of puppet wrestling action is an absurdist meta-fictional love letter to professional wrestling and puppetry.

Philosopher Roland Barthes wrote, "the function of the wrestler is not to win; it is to go exactly through the motions that are expected of him." What is expected of a puppet when the persona of Dr. Kiss, and the tropes and trappings of the professional wrestling world are thrust upon them, as they barrel toward their destiny as the main event of PuppetMania?

Expect the unexpected when form meets function, when reality and fantasy collide, when the lines between real and fake blur-this is Kayfabe.

https://www.joshriceprojects.com/kayfabe

Appropriate for all audiences.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochester/nyspf-2026-kayfabe/200030156000032
- **Event Categories**: sports, art, festivals, wrestling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochester
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Theater at Innovation Square
- **lat**: 43.154816551276
- **long**: -77.603752707364
- **full address**: The Theater at Innovation Square, 131 Chestnut St, Rochester, NY 14604, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/c86e8b645634ef6e2adcabc5353c3b66cc05b337b55af80d36cc12039cef1075-rimg-w1200-h572-dc00adf1-gmir?v=1781782983

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe being held?
  - **A:** NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe takes place on Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 18 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Theater at Innovation Square, 131 Chestnut St, Rochester, NY 14604, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe?
  - **A:** NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe is organized by New York State Puppet Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rochester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If NYSPF 2026 - Kayfabe sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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