PuppetVision Blog http://puppetvision.blog All about the art of puppetry across the web and around the world. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:53:28 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 http://puppetvision.blog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cropped-pv_logo_square_512x512-65x65.png PuppetVision Blog http://puppetvision.blog 32 32 The Paper Puppetry of Shotaro Kitada http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/the-paper-puppetry-of-shotaro-kitada/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:41:00 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=10111 Tokyo-based artist Shotaro Kitada creates whimsical paper puppetry.

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]]> Fanning the flames of Indonesian Shadow Puppetry http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/fanning-the-flames-of-indonesian-shadow-puppetry/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 02:32:48 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=10105 A profile of Ida Bagus Putera Baruna, who is preserving the art of Wayang Kulit in Indonesia.

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]]> Bi-weekly Puppetry News Round-Up: MacBeth Edition http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/bi-weekly-puppetry-news-round-up-macbeth-edition/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:25:34 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9964 It's your biweekly round-up of puppetry news and opportunities from around the world.

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]]> Monday Morning Inspiration: Ekow Nimako’s Stunning LEGO Sculpture http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/monday-morning-inspiration-ekow-nimakos-stunning-lego-sculpture/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:38:07 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9778 Ekow Nimako stunning, futuristic, and whimsical LEGO® sculptures push the artistic boundaries of what can be achieved with simple, interlocking plastic bricks.

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]]> A remarkable Russian puppet film http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/10016/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 05:27:06 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=10016 Co-directed by famed Russian master puppeteer Sergei Obraztsov, The Celestial Creature is a truly remarkable puppet film.

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]]> Meet a Bunraku Master Craftsman http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/meet-a-bunraku-master-craftsman/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:14:00 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9967 This is an interview with Amari Yōichirō, one of the few remaining traditional puppet makers in Japan. In it, he discusses his craft and demonstrates examples of the puppet heads that he carves at his studio in Tokushima, on Japan’s Shikoku Island. Yōichirō-san creates puppet heads for Awa ningyō jōruri...

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]]> Bi-Weekly Puppetry News Round-Up: Curb Your Enthusiasm Edition http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/bi-weekly-puppetry-news-round-up-curb-your-enthusiasm-edition/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 05:50:52 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9835 Elmo is attacked on live TV, puppetry amid the war in Gaza, calls for entry around the world and more as Puppetry News Round-Up make their long awaited return.

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]]> Pakistani children’s show uses puppetry to teach Urdu http://puppetvision.blog/2024/02/pakkay-dost-uses-puppetry-to-teach-urdu/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:06:38 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9735 Pakkay Dost is a new Pakistani children's series created to promote the Urdu language.

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]]> Puppeteering Tips From a Sesame Street Puppeteer http://puppetvision.blog/2024/01/puppeteering-tips-from-a-sesame-street-puppeteer/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 07:15:39 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9878 Sesame Street puppeteer Stacey Gordon gives Tested host Adam Savage a crash course in on camera puppetry inside Adam's Cave.

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]]> A Master of Shadow Puppetry http://puppetvision.blog/2024/01/a-master-of-shadow-puppetry/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:52:47 +0000 http://puppetvision.blog/?p=9867 Traditional shadow puppeteer Fan Zheng’an is keeping the tradition of Mount Tai shadow puppetry alive

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