We’re all familiar with puppets with strings attached to their arms and legs. When someone pulls the strings, the puppets move in different directions. The puppets do the bidding of the one pulling ...

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Before I accuse anyone of being on someone’s string, first let me say I am hanging on a string too. We all are. At the end of this article I will reveal the string I’m on. But let it be known, we all ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

The puppets are coming, the puppets are coming! Yes, this is the week that the much-anticipated International Puppet Festival hits downtown Nashville with troupes coming from all over the world, ...

A centuries-old Kazakh puppet tradition is finding new life on global stages, in classrooms, and even through 3D printing.

HO CHI MINH CITY: Every Sunday a small room in an apartment building in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City transforms itself into a lively stage where children learn to give life to strings and puppets. When we ...

We’re all familiar with puppets with strings attached to their arms and legs. When someone pulls the strings, the puppets move in different directions. The puppets do the bidding of the one pulling ...