Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

After occurrences of a bizarre fire in Luoyang palace, incredible puppetry skills, the Kunlun sacred tree that has been frozen for a thousand years, a shocking bloodthirsty murder case, Wu Zetian ...

While the original Pinocchio story follows a puppet who hopes to become a real boy, Pinocchio: Unstrung’s tagline teases a terrifying toy that won’t be the same naïve being fans know and love.

They and their parents can indulge themselves in some of that at this year’s Jerusalem International Puppet Festival, overseen by the Train Theater company in the Liberty Bell Garden for the ...

US President and second-term candidate Joe Biden considers former President Barack Obama to be the “puppet master” of the ...

A new public art project launched in London will see life-size lion and antelope puppets undertake a 20,000km (12,400 miles) trek from central Africa to northern Europe. The journey will ...

Puppets in Portland will be held Sept. 13-22 and feature more than two dozen performances and workshops. Nance Parker has spent more than 40 years as a puppeteer. So she’s obviously happy that ...

A muppet-style hand puppet is used to represent Franz and the unfortunate Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to discover he has transformed into an insect. The opening number takes the form of a ...

He said the party’s supporters in Johannesburg relied on ActionSA to save the city, remove ANC puppet mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, and reverse a newly implemented R200 prepaid electricity charge.

Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival will have a new attraction this year. The Giant Puppet Parade will be held starting at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 along Front Street in Harrisburg. And members of the ...

28, is your affinity for puppets — not marionettes but hand puppets. Because Dad’s Garage is housed inside a building that was previously a church, it adds to some of the venue’s slightly ...

At an exhibition titled Chhaya, in Delhi, shadow puppets from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are highlighting episodes from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. As soon as the lights are on ...