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Applications now open for our 2027 summer workshops!
Carve a marionette of your own design, work with a team of 10 professional Czech puppet masters, see puppet shows, be part of festivals, and get the experience of a lifetime. MARIONETTE CARVING WORKSHOP: June 12 - 29 Our 18-day workshop focuses that overlaps with the Prague Quadrennial, the world's largest gathering of scene designers run by the Czech Theatre Institute CIRCUS MARIONETTE WORKSHOP - July 30 - August 22 A 3-week workshop where you design, carve and assemble a tr
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Puppet Circus Comes to Town
Come to our PUPPET CIRCUS! Every year, students in our August Marionette Carving and Performance Workshop bring their freshly carved...
Aug 18, 20251 min read
Stomp Stomp Stomp!
Look at these stompers made after our June Puppet Recipe on the Stomping Marionette! In June we did an online workshop on how to...
Aug 8, 20251 min read
Visit our workshop (virtually)
Join one of our three livestreams during our 3-week Circus Marionette Workshop. Get a taste of the atmosphere in our Circus Marionette...
Aug 8, 20251 min read
Acrobat Marionette Workshop: August Puppet Recipe
Make your own at our next 2-hour online Puppet Recipe. August 3, 7-9 p.m. CET / 1-3 pm EST The Acrobat is a unique Czech marionette which was part of every traditional puppet show in the 18th and 19th centuries. You still find them in contemporary performances and they surprise audience members of all ages. Find out the secrets of how to design and construct this unusual marionette. After the workshop, make your own with our "recipe" including instructions on how to make a s
Aug 3, 20251 min read
Meet our June Marionettes!
These are the puppets made by ten intrepid puppet makers from around the world! Puppets made by (starting at L): Juby Reynolds, Jen...
Jun 24, 20251 min read
A Taste of the Automata Fest
Did you miss the Automata Fest, organized by the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre in Hastings with some of the world's leading Automata makers? No worries! Find out about the most inspirational part of the festival from Mirek at this 2-hour online workshop! WHEN: June 1, 7-9 pm CET / 1-3 pm EST WHERE: Online COST: 18 Euros if you get our Puppets Recipe Subscription! What will it be about? See some of the work of the most famous makers, including Paul Spooner, the Leonardo da Vinc
May 29, 20251 min read
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