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 ...

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 ...

Shadow puppetry, also known as "shadow play," is a traditional form of storytelling through the medium of flat articulated, elaborately engraved figures. Manipulating them with silken strings and ...

She’s taking her secrets to the graves. A spooky puppet show in Williamsburg will explore the shadowy after-hours world of Green-Wood Cemetery. “Secrets of Green-Wood,” debuting at the Brick Theater ...

Puppet play can help your child to use their imagination, be silly and problem solve. They can learn to face fears and challenges by talking through creative solutions with their puppet. Puppet play ...

Thanks in part to the genius of Jim Henson, many people think of puppets merely as child’s play. The same puppets that entertain children challenge adults. They ask them to look deeper, suspend their ...

A controlled study discloses that puppet play may prepare children for minor surgery. Younger children (4–6 years old) of the intervention group reduced their aggressiveness and hyperactivity after ...

WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, May 23 (in English); 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24 (in Spanish, with English description); for workshop dates, visit tcataos.org WHERE: Taos Center for the Arts, 145 Paseo Del Pueblo ...

Trouble Puppet has long been one of Austin’s stellar theatre companies. They are incomparable creatives whose tools are only limited by imagination and UNDARK is a prime example of why they have ...