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 ...

Sometimes a small, seemingly insignificant event can have an enormous impact on your life. Take, for example, the time more than five decades ago that Brenda Hanna stumbled across a pattern to make ...

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 ...

The creative team of Star Fish, gathering artists from China and France, poses after the theatrical production's preview in Beijing on July 15. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Shadow puppetry is a form of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Theatergoers to the contemporary puppet show, Star Fish, will be taken on a whimsical journey through this creative collaboration between artists from China and France. Inspired by the delightful 2018 ...