My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

Puppeteer Barnaby Dixon takes inanimate objects and turns them into uncannily real characters. Barnaby's creations have brought joy to millions over the last decade. His unique take on puppetry is ...

There may never again be a single name that bears a stronger association with the world of puppetry than Jim Henson. After pioneering a puppeteering major at his alma mater of the University of ...

For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

NEW YORK — From Pinocchio to Kermit the Frog to ... Joyce Carol Oates? Yes, it’s a brave new world for puppets, a theatrical zeitgeist where suddenly it seems every playwright is grabbing a sock or ...