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 ...

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Once again, puppets from India, Brazil, Spain, Korea, the USA, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Russia have travelled to the capital for the annual Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival. The 10-day ...

A different kind of performer is commanding Korean stages this year — one made of wood, cloth and strings. Puppet-centered ...

No truly definitive conclusions have yet been reached on the origin and evolution of Chinese puppetry. However, pottery figurines used in place of slaves as burial objects have been discovered at ...