I’m proof of the power of puppets. Besides growing up with the Neighborhood of Make-Believe from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and the Muppets of Jim Henson’s magic, paper lunch bag puppet shows were ...

A terrifying whale, a delicate marionette made of ice and a collection of intricate figurines that travel across the terrain of human bodies were several of the sights on offer during the first week ...

It’s a Wednesday night at the Studebaker Theater, and 70 minutes into Moby Dick, an immense white whale painted on a screen slowly covers a dark stage. The whale seems completely still until you ...

At the southern cusp of Cape Flattery in Washington, off a long sandy beach tucked away from the Northern Pacific’s rough seas, seven dancers hide. They crouch inside the belly of a puppet, in the ...

Drop in to gallery workshops to make plushie pals or shimmering sun catchers, design the first city on the moon, control a gigantic whale puppet or meet a mermaid these school holidays ...

As part of its 2025 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Whale Tales by Talking Hands Theatre on Aug. 2 at ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Street performance in Athens is common, but seeing a giant blue whale outside the ...