The puppet can be an old sock pulled over a hand, an intricate kinetic sculpture or a piece of paper throwing its shadow on a wall. Utilitarian to their core, puppets are meant to be used, often in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A marionette puppet, made by Palestinian artist Mahdi Karera, is seen at his house balcony in Gaza City January 20, 2019. Picture ...

Those reserved about the level of entertainment they might get from mere puppets should be reminded that the creativity within this profession has intensified in recent years. Watching ...

BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - It's a warm night in Indonesia and the air is filled with excitement as villagers watch a puppet show accompanied by traditional music. To the rhythmic beat of cymbals, ...

The puppets are coming, the puppets are coming! Yes, this is the week that the much-anticipated International Puppet Festival hits downtown Nashville with troupes coming from all over the world, ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian puppeteer is tugging at heartstrings in Gaza. At a kindergarten, Mahdi Karera, who describes himself as Gaza's first marionette-maker, put on a show about the importance ...

"Puppets have a role: they entertain people - children and adults. They promote positive values and change negative ones." Karera, who said he taught himself how to make and operate marionettes, has ...