In 2003, World Puppetry Day was established by UNIMA, the Union Internationale de la Marionnette, a non-governmental organization affiliated with UNESCO.

Puppetry became an ideal way to fuse multiple mediums to tell a universal story. A few years later, I couldn't be more excited to celebrate World Puppetry Day, which comes every March 21.

After that, the production is off to a puppetry festival in France - the Festival Mondial des Theatres de Marionnette - then to Belgium and then the Aardklop Festival in Potchefstroom.

The secretary-general of UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette - International Puppet Organization) says he made the right decision in 2008 to choose China to host the 21st World Puppetry ...

This year’s International Puppet Fringe Festival surveys puppetry traditions from around the globe, and celebrates the legacy of the master puppeteer Ralph Lee. By Laurel Graeber Forget the ...

Four types of puppetry will be introduced at the workshop. Pattachitra, originating from Odisha-West Bengal is story-telling via scrolls or boxes. “Patta is story and chitra is picture.

The National Museum of American History celebrates Kermit the Frog and other hand-operated icons with “Puppetry in America,” an exhibit that honors significant puppets such as Howdy Doody ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Heather Henson, daughter of puppetry pioneer and "Muppets" creator Jim Henson, is bringing her Ibex Puppetry production company to Rhode Island for a performance on April 7 ...