Tom Lee’s Puppet Planet
Somewhere between the earth and the stars, tradition and experimentation, La MaMa and the Met Opera, he keeps exploring his art form’s possibilities.
All Stories About puppetry
‘You Can Be Anything’: Myra Su’s Puppet Worlds
Using crankies and shadow puppets, among other forms, the Chicago artist distills her experiences into live visual story events.
Know a Theatre: Mesner Puppet Theater of Kansas City, Mo.
With a season of original and adapted puppet shows for young audiences (and occasionally adults), Mesner makes theatre that is deeply felt, among other materials.
Have Puppets, Can’t Travel: Egyptians Stage Online Puppet Festival
The online festival featured performances from around the world, but shone a particular light on puppetry’s local roots.
Editor’s Note: The Puppet Moment
There’s no great mystery why they’re so popular, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a mystique, and plenty of mystery worth exploring, about puppets.
Bread and Puppet Theater’s Half-Century Parade of Joy, Anger, Anarchy, and Purpose
An actor toils and performs on Bread and Puppet Theater’s Vermont farm on the eve of the company’s 50th anniversary .
Holiday for Strings
Marionette master Ronnie Burkett makes puppetry a head-spinning experience—for adults only.
