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October Puppet Recipe: Flip Marionette, Part 1
Recording (4 Oct 2026) - click on photo to see video
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October Puppet Recipe: Flip Marionette, Part 1
Recording (4 Oct 2026) - click on photo to see video
Oct 51 min read
Make a Metamorphosis Marionette
October 4, November 8, December 6, 5 - 6:30 p.m. CET Is it a princess or a witch? Learn to make a marionette, inspired by the Czech tradition of "metamorphosis" puppets, in our 3-part workshop. DATES: October 4 - History of Metamorphosis puppets, Design, basic construction November 8 - Carving December 6 - Construction, Stringing WHAT TIME? 5 - 6:30 p.m. Prague time (11a.m. -12:30 p.m. EST) WHERE: Zoom platform, Recording available after REGISTER: Metamorphosis Marionettes
Sep 281 min read
See our first Automata Fundamentals Workshop!
Watch the first session of our 2026-27 Automata Fundamentals Online Workshop and learn to make 3 different types of simple automata in the Zoom recording. Simple Mechanisms 1 is an introduction to the year long course Automata Fundamentals Instructions and diagrams from Simple Mechanisms 1: Coming soon Sign up for Simple Mechanisms 2 Join our follow-up class and learn how to make more Simple Mechanisms plus a wooden box - the basis for all automata. Or join our full Automata
Sep 211 min read
Free! Simple Mechanisms
To launch our 2026-27 Automata Fundamentals Online Workshop, we are offering the first session for FREE! Learn how to make simple mechanisms for Automata and learn about our plans for the entire year. Learn how to make beautiful automata in Simple Mechanisms that you can easily make at home with scrap wood, clothespins, and other materials that are easily sourced. On September 20, you will get guidance from expert toymaker/puppet maker Mirek Trejtnar on the basic principles
Sep 152 min read
September Puppet Recipe: Film Animation Puppets
Recording (6 Sept 2026) - click on photo to see video
Sep 81 min read
Making Film Animation Puppets
September 6, 7 - 9 p.m. CET How do professionals make armatures for film animation? How can you make one a simpler version at home? Find out about the whole process from Puppets in Prague's Mirek Trejtnar, who started his puppet career working on the legendary Czech stop motion film Krysar (The Pied Piper, dir. Jiri Barta). He will explain elements of design, making latex hands for animated puppets, and carving the bodies. WHEN: September 6, 7-9 p.m. Prague time (1-3 p.m.
Aug 291 min read
See Circus Šup Šup !
See our funny, enchanting, breathtaking CIRCUS MARIONETTE SHOW performed at the Letni Letna New Circus and Theatre Festival, one of Prague's most popular and magical summer festivals. Puppets made and performed by Vernon Freer, Kate Kenney, Elena Humphrey, Arlee Chadwick, Ori Goldbert, Cynthia Galand, Sophia Keel, Madeline White, Matteo Ontiveroz-Alfaro, Miller Shor. Show directed by Josef Choze Jelinek. Photos by Juan Castaneda, Instagram handle: @castersonic And see photos
Aug 271 min read
Come to the (Wooden) Circus!
For the 16th year, students in our Circus Marionette Workshop are bringing their freshly carved puppets to the magical Letni Letna New Circus and Theatre Festival, one of Prague's most popular festivals. And we are taking the show on the road to the gorgeous Baroque Teatrum Kuks Festival. See our dress rehearsal in the Heroldovy sady park across from the Vzlet Theatre. NOT IN PRAGUE? JOIN OUR LIVESTREAM! Saturday 22 August, 4 pm on Instagram, @puppetsinprague WHEN AND WHERE
Aug 161 min read
Puppets and Memory: An interview with Dora Bouzková
Dora Bouzková is among the most innovative Czech puppeteers. She’s been nominated for a Thalia, the top Czech theatre award, and cited by ASSITEJ for her outstanding work in children’s theater.
Aug 159 min read
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