Puppetry is more than just child’s play at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland’s iconic storybook theme park. Small children have been stimulated by the wonders of live performance at the Storybook Puppet ...

A white screen, about 4x6 feet, is tied to two metal poles at a height of three feet from the ground. A group of puppeteers and musicians sits behind it, hidden by a curtain that is hung from the ...

Behind the curtain in a world unknown to most thrives a community of artists and storytellers who with the tug of a rod, string or a precise movement are helping to bring characters to life, and ...

For decades Jim Henson was able to use television to bring the art of puppetry to massive audiences in a very intimate way on programs like Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. Because of his work, ...

Under the blue glow of black lights, Milagro Theatre on Southeast Stark Street transformed into a psychedelic, neon vision of the afterlife. On stage, a small puppet of Pedro Linares, the Mexican ...

This spring, the Children’s Theatre Company brings 'Dinosaur World Live' to Minneapolis, featuring lifelike puppets and a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Members of the puppetry team for “Life of Pi” discuss making the show’s animals seem all-too-real on a very crowded lifeboat. By Laura Collins-Hughes ...

Puppetry, from Big Bird, to the velociraptors in “Jurassic Park,” to the wings on the Angel in “Angels in America,” tells stories. If you got into theater, film, or television because you felt you ...

Editor's note: Fujian puppetry is a Chinese performing art consisting mainly of string and hand puppetry. Mastering the craft requires a combination of sophisticated performing techniques with singing ...

Shadow puppets are accompanied by dancing at Chris Myer's Fire in the Head performance, as part of French Institute Alliance Français's Crossing the Line festival (all photos by Aditi Jhaveri) ...

One of the major challenges of animatronics is creating natural looking motion. You can build something with an actuator for every possible degree of freedom, but it will still be disappointing if you ...