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Madigan Burke is one of the members of the Chicago Puppet Lab presenting their work at this weekend's showcase. Credit: Courtesy Chicago Puppet Lab The annual Chicago International Puppet Theater ...
Imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has rejected negotiations with Pakistan's current civilian government, deeming them powerless. He insists on talks only with the military establishment ...
WELCOME BACK. RIGHT NOW, A GROUP OF PERFORMERS FROM JAPAN ARE IN IOWA SHARING THEIR ART OF PUPPET THEATER. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM EXPLAINS THE UNIQUE STORYTELLING ON STAGE WITH THE LONG HISTORY THAT ...
Cattywampus Puppet Council has brought big puppet magic to the city for over a decade. In addition to bringing its puppets to events around town, the nonprofit also offers a UT course, hosts ...
Masha brings Brian his missing suitcase, which she purposely hid, and reveals its contents: a bear puppet named Jesse. Masha confesses that both she and her late daughter were fans of Brian’s TV ...
This long and slender animal was not a muskrat. It was a mink! The pond was one of the manmade landscape features that had been established by the Civilian Conservation Corps back in the 1930s. If it ...
The James Bay Cree Communications Society (JBCCS) is launching a puppet show to encourage young and older audiences to hear and speak the Cree language. John and Friends is a new bilingual puppet ...
Over the years, several institutions, including this one, have figured out a peculiar but effective solution to that conundrum: A zookeeper does the feeding with a hand puppet that looks like an ...
The Herds, a large-scale public art project featuring life-sized animal puppets, will arrive in London from 27 to 29 June 2025 as part of a journey across Africa and Europe. Created by The Walk ...
Along comes a low-slung, long-bodied dark brown animal foraging for the fish. A cat? No, a mink! A relatively common animal in New Jersey, but one that is nocturnal and not often seen. In North ...
A dozen of us gather around on this chilly Sunday, unsure what to expect from an outdoor puppet show. Then a recorded voice calls out cheerfully: “Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls!” ...
In a world where cruelty can flourish, maybe we need more puppets. They’re a “Trojan horse for empathy,” says Alex Vernon, half of the Baltimore-based puppet and filmmaking company Alex and ...