“Israel’s Ministry of Public Security last week ordered the temporary closure of the Hakawati Theater, the Palestinian national theater in east Jerusalem, canceling a children’s festival set to feature puppet shows and plays. Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said organizers of the theater illegally received funds from the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank.” […]
In Memory of Jane Henson
With very great sadness we mourn the passing of one of puppetry’s greatest friends. Jane Henson has been a loving friend to puppetry for over 50 years. Her vision and generosity created the O’Neill National Puppetry Conference, just one of many ways she helped to shape American puppetry. Jane was shy and modest. Even though […]
A Tribute to Lea Wallace 1916-2012
LEA WALLACE, Oct. 9, 1916 – Nov. 20, 2012. The Puppetry Community has lost a grand and gracious lady, Lea Wallace — a force for Puppetry as a Theater Art. Born the middle child of a family of eight children in New York City, Lea, at age thirteen was awarded a modern dance scholarship to […]
Happy Birthday Burr Tillstrom
In honor of Burr Tillstrom’s birthday we are posting an article written by Steve Abrams for the Encyclopedia Mondiale des Arts De La Marionnette, (World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts) UNIMA, 2009. Burr Tillstrom (Chicago, Illinois, 1917- Palm Springs, California 1985) Burr Tillstrom was the first puppeteer to reach millions of American television viewers with shows that […]
In Loving Memory of Jerry Nelson
We have learned that a dear member of our puppet family has passed away. Jerry Nelson was known for performing so many of the Henson and Sesame Street characters that have become icons as well as dear friends. We are saddened by this news, but remember so many of the wonderful characters that he brought […]
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