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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
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New Puppets in Prague book coming soon!
After many, many years, Mirek wrote a book about marionette technology, to be published by the Czech Theatre Institute. It includes 700...
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Help a student come to our August Workshop!
Every summer, students from around the world come to Prague and meet Kasparek, the iconic Czech puppet character. They carve their own...
Nov 30, 20231 min read
Buy a Puppets in Prague Gift Voucher!
What could be better this holiday season? Treat the puppeteer you love to a one-off workshop, or give them the chance to buy their...
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Grand opening: Puppets in Prague Online Store!
Haven't you always wanted to sport a Puppets in Prague apron? Bring puppet love this holiday season with unique t-shirts, bags and aprons...
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Sign up now! Automata Online Workshop
In this 9-month, in-depth workshop you will learn to create beautiful automata with wooden mechanisms. It is organized in three stages:...
Sep 22, 20231 min read
It's spooky season!
The best time to sign up our ONLINE BREAKAWAY SKELETON WORKSHOP where you will create your own unique design with master carver Mirek...
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Announcing Fall and Winter Online Workshops
Sign ups are open for our long-term online workshops. Create the puppets of your dreams in our highly personal workshops. You will meet...
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Goodbye, June Marionette Carving Workshop!
Thank you for bringing your sunshine to Puppets in Prague. We shall miss you! Our ten students hailed from four continents. We carved...
Jul 1, 20231 min read
One-day Workshops during PQ
Jackie Penrod's students (from Columbia College) and Jennifer Matthew's students (Sewanee College) got a taste of the life of a puppet...
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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