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A Big Small Story

Posted by Katarzyna Lemańska | 26th Nov 2020 | Poland, Puppetry, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences

Subdued browns, grays and black dominate the stage. The impression of a vast empty space is...

“All Hallows Eve”

Posted by David Vernon | 1st Nov 2020 | Musical Theatre, New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America

All Hallows Eve is one of those rare productions that contain all the spicy ingredients of a...

Mister Twister (Marshak-Jazz Cabaret): Ladies & “Trump”

Posted by Emiliia Dementsova | 15th Oct 2020 | Puppetry, Review, Russia, Theatre and Politics

If the United States again accuses Russia of interfering in the election, it will almost certainly...

Kerala’s ‘Tholpavakoothu’ as a Modern Avatar in a Music Video

Posted by Shilpa Nair Anand | 30th Sep 2020 | India, Puppetry, Transmedia

“The use of Kerala’s traditional puppetry in a music video by director Emcy Joseph throws...

Dzigan and Shumacher: Before “Cabaret” and “Schindler’s List.” An Interview with Diego Rotman

Posted by Vassili Schedrin | 25th Sep 2020 | Interview, Israel, Poland, Puppetry, Theatre and Film, Theatre and Politics

My family is not Jewish and therefore I never celebrated Jewish holidays at home. However, I have...

A ‘Puppet Slam’ Hosted By Clowns Is The Most Joyful Meeting On Zoom

Posted by Alice Nelson | 20th Sep 2020 | Applied Theatre, Canada, Covid-19, Puppetry

It’s late on a Friday night in July and I’m setting up my kitchen for co-hosting an online puppet...

Late Egyptian Puppeteer Nagy Shaker’s Rihana Finds Permanent Home At Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Posted by Ati Metwaly | 3rd Sep 2020 | Egypt, Playwriting, Puppetry

The famous puppet and Shaker’s beloved ‘daughter’ will be part of a larger...

“Koothu” Comes Home: How Group Of Shadow Puppeteers In Salem Streamed A Play Live On Facebook

Posted by Akila Kannadasan | 4th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, India, Interview, Puppetry

There was a new energy about Mu Harikrishnan’s terrace. In the village of Yervadi near Salem that...

Theatre Puppets Through The Ages

Posted by Divna Stojanov | 20th Jun 2020 | Essay, Puppetry, Slovenia

“The puppet says everything that needs to be said so that we are not affected. When we truly...

The Magic is in the Miniature: Toy Theatre Thrives Online During Quarantine

Posted by Marisa C. Hayes | 26th Apr 2020 | New York, Puppetry, Review, Theatre and Art, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America

In its simplest form, the proscenium is constructed of little more than cardboard. Small paper...

Love, Labor, Loop: (Object’s) Life according to Geumhyung Jeong

Posted by Eylül Fidan Akıncı | 7th Apr 2020 | Essay, Puppetry, South Korea, Transmedia

The history of puppetry is full of supernatural bodies on stage that dramatically or subtextually...

Shadow Theatre: Performance and the Imaginary in Contemporary Egypt

Posted by Nora Amin | 11th Mar 2020 | Egypt, Essay, Puppetry

An essay by Nora Amin that traces the presence of shadow theatre within the modern and...

Interview with Elise Vigneron, Théâtre de l’Entrouvert

Posted by Nicole Birmann Bloom | 21st Feb 2020 | France, Interview, Puppetry

New York City’s HERE Arts Center will present the U.S. premiere of Anywhere by Théâtre de...

The Puppets Are Changing: “The Weak Year” at The Academy of Theatre Arts in Wrocław

Posted by Katarzyna Waligóra | 25th Dec 2019 | Acting, Poland, Puppetry, Review

The play begins with an entrance exam. Clad in suit jackets, a group of women and men sit onstage...

Syria Puppeteer Offers Idlib Children Breathing Space

Posted by Ahram Online | 27th Nov 2019 | News, Puppetry, Syria, Theatre for Young Audiences

Walid Abu Rashed walks past bombed-out buildings in war-torn northwest Syria, carrying a large...

“All Hallows Eve” The Musical

Posted by David Vernon | 19th Nov 2019 | New York, Puppetry, Review, United States of America

Composer Paul Rudolph accompanies the cast through a score that is perfectly in sync with the story line. Delightfully, it is a musical score that reminds it’s listener that this is how Musical Theatre “really works.” Both Haley and Lott keep up the musical pace with Barnhart.