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 ...

Wordless tales require physically expressive actors … or, in the case of “Crane & Turtle: Images of China,” expressive puppets. In the Northwest Puppet Center’s newest show, the highlight is a ...

Giant puppets are among the characters in “Far Away and Hard to Find.” Luz Gaxiola plays a bard on a quest to find her tuba. Courtesy of String and Shadow Puppet Theater String and Shadow Puppet ...

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 ...