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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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September Puppet Recipe, Painting the Puppet
Too often a novice maker ruins a beautifully carved puppet by slapping a coat of paint on it. Respect your carving, slowly adding layers of paint to highlight puppet features. And don't be afraid of experimentation - a puppet doesn't need to be realistic!
Sep 8, 20251 min read
September 25 Newsletter
Read about our puppet happenings in our September 2025 Newsletter ! Find out about: See a recording of our amazing August Circus...
Sep 3, 20251 min read
See the Circus!
See our funny, enchanting, breathtaking CIRCUS MARIONETTE SHOW performed at the Letni Letna New Circus and Theatre Festival , one of...
Aug 25, 20251 min read
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
August 25 Newsletter
Read about our puppet happenings in our August 2025 Newsletter ! Find out about: Information about our next session of our Mastering the...
Aug 7, 20251 min read
August Puppet Recipe, Acrobat Marionette
In this recording, learn about the marionette's history, how it is constructed and instructions on how to build your own!
Aug 4, 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
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