Ivar” is a four-minute monologue by Anne, a grumpy puppet with a furrowed brow and permanent frown, that begins with her noticing her husband Ivar’s rank scent as she lies next to him, trying to fall ...

Current credit: Designing togs for rabbit puppets on the Disney Channel’s new series “Bunny Town.” Previous credits: “Sesame Street,” for which she’s won two Daytime Emmy Awards; “The Muppet Show”; ...

When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

Brant Bollman operates a cat puppet from inside during a "puppet stroll." Brant Bollman doesn’t just make puppets — he brings larger-than-life creatures to small-town Iowa. Bollman, who serves as the ...

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For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

A three-part workshop, beginning Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., is being offered in Waller Hall to construct giant puppets that will be used during IUP's third annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) ...

Back in March of 2020, the day Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that all of California’s live entertainment venues needed to shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Alex Evans, executive ...

Samin Nosrat offers a bite to Waffles (not pictured: Waffles’s internal “esophagus” mechanism that’s connected to a doggy bag). Photo: Adam Rose/Netflix The result is something inviting for kids and ...

My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.