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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
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Puppet Recipes
Recordings and instructions from our monthly online worskhop series
March Puppet Recipe: Czech Puppet Collections
Recording (8 March 2026) - click on photo to see video
Mar 91 min read
February Puppet Recipe: Making a Puppet Show for Kids
Video Recording (1 Feb 2026)
Feb 31 min read
January Puppet Recipe, Carving Hands and Feet
Video Recording of Carving Hands and Feet (11 January 2026)
Jan 122 min read
December Puppet Recipe, Mechanical Christmas
Puppet Recipe Challenge: Create a Nativity Scene by January 2 and Showcase It at Our PiP Online New Year's Party
Dec 8, 20251 min read
November Puppet Recipe, Controllers
Learn about how to make all kinds of controllers:
Nov 10, 20251 min read
October Puppet Recipe, Make a Puppet Show
Get inspired by puppeteers Jakub Šulík and Johana Bartová Šulíková. They founded the Fras Theatre company in 2019, and since then they have become well known in the Czech theatre world for their original puppet shows that tell stories inspired by different kinds of materials.
Oct 6, 20251 min read
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