▁a ▁ret elling ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁D ante ' s ▁journey ▁through ▁hell , ▁set ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁pu ppet ry ▁called ▁to y ▁the ater ▁that ▁uses ▁paper ▁cut - outs ▁for ▁pu ppets ▁and ▁sets . ▁Z alo om ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁script ▁and ▁was ▁head ▁pu pp ete er , ▁and ▁performed ▁multiple ▁voices ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁Both ▁films ▁feature ▁the ▁art work ▁of ▁Sand ow ▁B irk . ▁ ▁Z alo om ▁has ▁performed ▁his ▁work ▁across ▁the ▁U . S . ▁at ▁many ▁types ▁of ▁ven ues , ▁including ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center , ▁Lincoln ▁Center , ▁the ▁Walker ▁Arts ▁Center , ▁S pole to ▁Festival ▁U . S . A ., ▁U CLA ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Series , ▁the ▁American ▁Re pert ory ▁Theater , ▁L . A .' s ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art , ▁King ▁T ut ' s ▁W ah - W ah ▁H ut , ▁and ▁hundreds ▁of ▁others . ▁He ' s ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Festival ▁Fr inge , ▁Les ▁Sem aines ▁de ▁la ▁Mar ion net te ▁in ▁Paris , ▁the ▁UN IMA ▁World ▁Congress ▁in ▁Dresden , ▁Vienna ▁Festival ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁on ▁nine ▁international ▁t ours . ▁Z alo om ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁Ob ie ▁Award , ▁an ▁American ▁Theater ▁Wing ▁Design ▁Award , ▁New ▁York ▁Dance ▁and ▁Performance ▁Award ▁( the ▁" B ess ie "), ▁LA ▁Week ly ▁Theater ▁Award , ▁and ▁four ▁Cit ations