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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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July Puppet Recipe, Stomper Marionette
The Stomper Marionette was one of the most popular types of Czech circus marionettes and known for its stretching body and loud stomping. At this recording, you can learn about the marionette's history, how it is constructed and instructions on how to build your own smaller toy theatre version.
Jul 7, 20251 min read
July 25 Newsletter
Meet puppets from our June workshop and read about our puppet happenings in our July 2025 Newsletter ! https://wix.to/AaxmtGt
Jul 7, 20251 min read
Stomper Marionette Workshop: July Puppet Recipe
Small... bigger... bigger! Make your own at our next 2-hour online Puppet Recipe. The Stomper is a unique Czech marionette which was...
Jun 26, 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 25, 20251 min read
June 25 Newsletter
Read about our puppet happenings in our June 2025 Newsletter ! https://wix.to/R2j8j0d
Jun 4, 20251 min read
June Puppet Recipe, Taste of the Automata Fest: Video and Puppet Recipe
This Puppet Recipe brings gives you a chance to see what was at the Hastings Automata Festival, which brought together some of the best automata makers in the world. Mirek then explained how he constructed his own piece, and showed another simple automata mechanism used by Paul Spooner in his famous Frog Princess automata.
Jun 2, 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
2029 UNIMA Festival in Prague!
UNIMA was started in Prague in 1929. And the 100th anniversary will be celebrated by holding their 25th Congress here!
May 29, 20251 min read
Recording Puppetry Day Celebration
See the recording of our 2025 Puppetry Day Celebration on April 27! Find out from our students how they built beautiful AUTOMATA and...
May 24, 20251 min read
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