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Puppets and the Velvet Revolution
On Sunday November 17, we will light a candle to remember the Velvet Revolution, which took place 35 years ago and was initiated by students
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Tricky Carving 2: April Puppet Recipe
In March our puppet cooks learned the secrets to carving an eye.
Mar 301 min read
An Unlikely Hero on a Czech Stamp
Happy 250th Birthday to Matěj Kopecký, the patriarch of Czech puppetry! Matěj Kopecký, who performed throughout Bohemia in the early 19th...
Mar 35 min read
Tricky Carving 1: Video and Puppet Recipe
At our second Puppet Recipe on March 2, Mirek taught students all about carving an eye.
Mar 31 min read
Finished Frogs!
Look what students have cooked up in their own workshops using our first Puppet Recipe! By Adriana Hollenbeck, Lucie Lavallee, Michiel...
Feb 241 min read
Frog Marionette
At our first Puppet Recipe, Mirek taught students how to make his beautiful Frog Marionette.
Feb 31 min read
Puppet Recipes
Puppet Recipes is a new project to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We look forward to seeing you on February 2 when you can try out our...
Jan 272 min read
Exploring the Rich History of Czech Puppetry: An Overview
"Puppetry isn’t a novelty or fringe art in Prague. It’s deeply entwined with the Czech national identity." - New York Times
Jan 266 min read
PIP Online New Year's Party
Celebrate 2025 by reuniting with puppet friends! Call for FINISHED PUPPETS - wrap up 2024 by assembling old puppet parts and then show...
Dec 28, 20242 min read
Join our Crank Shaft Workshop
Learn to make this mechanism in the latest module of our Automata Worskhop! We meet on January 5 + 19 on Zoom Between sessions, build...
Dec 27, 20241 min read
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