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 ...

As one of China's oldest folk art forms, shadow puppetry — a mesmerizing blend of painting, carving, storytelling and singing — has been inscribed into the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible ...

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 ...

Editor's note: China's shadow puppetry is a form of theater. It uses silhouette figures made from leather or paper to perform traditional plays against an illuminated cloth screen. It was inscribed on ...

An experimental show, Chinese Shadow Puppetry, which made its debut at the Xi'an Concert Hall last month, is received by a full house in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.[Photo provided to China Daily] ...

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, ...

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 ...

Brian Henson has been head of the Jim Henson Company for nearly 30 years now, following in his father Jim Henson’s footsteps. His latest project, “Earth To Ned” (streaming on Disney Plus) features new ...

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 ...

The National Puppetry Festival in Mysuru celebrates Indian puppetry with performances, workshops, and esteemed guests from ...

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 ...