HONG KONG — Yeung Ching-yee lifts four strings between two chubby fingers, and an ancient Chinese lady half his height springs to life. Clad in a pink embroidered dress with blue collars, the figure ...
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, ...
He believes that keeping puppeteering alive will encourage new generations of keen theater-goers and patrons of the arts.
SINGAPORE — Growing up, Benjamin Ho, 49, puppeteer and artistic director of Paper Monkey Theatre, was fascinated by The Muppet Show. That fascination with talking hand puppets started when Ho was just ...
Traditional Chinese art forms may not be a popular career choice for most young people. But Janet Wong Wai-chun is not one of them; she takes after her dad, local puppet master Wong Fai. With Chinese ...
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, ...