Amir Nizar Zuabi and Kristine McDivitt Tompkins discuss their shared concerns about humanity's lack of compassion and the interconnected crises of climate change, social injustice, and species extinction. Zuabi reflects on storytelling...

Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and Amir Nizar Zuabi discuss their views on optimism in the face of global challenges. Tompkins expresses concern for the current century due to the climate crisis and its devastating impacts but hopes humanity...

Amir Nizar Zuabi and Kristine McDivitt Tompkins discuss the power of art and conservation in addressing global challenges. Zuabi reflects on his projects, including the moving puppet Amal and "The Herds," which use beauty and...

Learn about Jim Henson, the talented puppet designer who created the Muppets and many Sesame Street characters.

Aerial Director Gwen Hales and Puppetry Director Finn Caldwell discuss their approach to flying actors and puppeteers in Angels in America, and we follow the human counterweights on the production.

Let's learn about Georges Méliès who had alwaus shown interest in the arts and was a pioneer in the early days of cinema.

Puppetry has a very long history across the Czech Republic and can be traced deep into the Middle Ages.



Now UNESCO is considering adding Czech and Slovak puppetry to the global list of Intangible Cultural...

The new exhibition "Taking Care: Puppets and their Collectors" recently opened at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut.

Performers from 10 countries are coming together to celebrate the art of puppetry.

Kafui Dogbe and her team transform recycled materials into giant puppets in Togo

Christmas shopping scenes on New York's Fifth Avenue which has been closed to traffic between 34th and 57th streets for the Christmas shopping period.

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Clip 4 from 'Oslo, The Viking Capital' (Oslo, Ville des Vikings) from the 1960s, an animated film about vikings in Oslo. Scenes of lakes, hills and fishing in the countryside of Oslo. Aerial shots of the city. Scenes of leisure...

Clip 2 from 'Oslo, The Viking Capital' (Oslo, Ville des Vikings) from the 1960s, an animated film about vikings in Oslo. City scenes of Oslo and a window display of a viking puppet. A man takes the puppet to an outdoor cafe and watches...

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Shadow puppetry is an ancient tradition in Turkey.

In Istanbul's Eyup district, one shadow puppet master and his team have been keeping the custom alive by...

Bangkok, Thailand - November 12, 2009

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