“Scene of Souls in Hell” (19th century), donkey skin; Shaanxi, China (all images courtesy Museu do Oriente) LISBON — Asian shadow theater is catnip for those with energetic imaginations. Its ...

Children see and play with all sorts of puppets: Finger puppets, hand puppets, sock puppets, marionettes and even Muppets. But what about Japanese Bunraku puppets? This type of puppetry is an ancient ...

“The Long Christmas Ride Home” cast members did wall sits and pushups in preparation for their latest role: puppeteering. Students from UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television will perform in ...

"The theatrical avant-garde has been experimenting with puppets for ever. But I believe what we did was lace together the experimental with crowd-pleasing elements seamlessly. The two elements cannot ...