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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
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Learn about Czech Puppet Collections with experts Marie Jiraskova and Pavel Jirasek at our next Online Puppet Recipe
Find out about the unique history and significance of Czech Puppet Collections - both private and in museums - with Marie Jirasková and Pavel Jirasek, authors of the award-winning book "Puppets and the Modern" and several other books about the overlap of art and Czech puppetry.
Mar 72 min read
Slava Roztoky Masopust! Building a community with (not only) puppets
Masopust is the Czech equivalent of Mardi Gras - a celebration of eating, drinking and merriment at the end of winter. It literally means meat + fast, and while it has links to the final hurrah before Lent, its origins go back farther - certainly to pagan rituals and, before that, the Bacchanalia.
Feb 264 min read
March 2026 Newsletter
Read about PIP happenings in our March 2026 Newsletter! Find out about March Puppet Recipe: Puppet (Re) Collections: Our students have visited the home of Alena Vorlová , the owner of one of the largest Czech private puppet collections, who is in her 90s. What happened to her collection? Find out with puppet history experts Marie and Pavel Jirasek Get a sneak preview of the dates of our 2026-27 Online workshops - we are bringing back Miniature Marionettes! Slava Roztoky Masop
Feb 251 min read
February 2026 Newsletter
Read about PIP happenings in our February 2026 Newsletter ! Find out about Puppets and Protest : an article exploring how puppets have been used in resistance in the Czech Republic by Johana Trejtnar Read the article on our blog » March Puppet Recipe: Puppet (Re) Collections: Our students have visited the home of Alena Vorlová , the owner of one of the largest Czech private puppet collections, who is in her 90s. What happened to her collection? Find out with puppet history e
Feb 101 min read
When Puppets Take to the Streets
Two years ago I readied myself for an interview for university, where I had applied to the politics department. I expected the examiners to ask me about democracy, about social policy, about activism. I was surprised when they focused on something I had mentioned as an afterthought: the political dimensions of puppet theater. This was a topic I knew well. Czech political history is full of puppets.
Feb 88 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
New Year's Party
Celebrate 2026 by reuniting with puppet friends online! Call for FINISHED PUPPETS, PUPPET RECIPES and AUTOMATA- wrap up 2025 by assembling old projects and then show them off at our party! WHEN: January 2, 3 pm EST / 9 pm Prague time WHERE: On Zoom Sign up now, it's free! More information about our presenters coming soon. Automata Workshop Students See the beautiful creations of Chesley Cannon, Cara Jane Hayman, Heidi Vanwachtendonck , Kathryn Rathke, Adriana Hollenbeck, Sabi
Dec 31, 20251 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
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