The puppet can be an old sock pulled over a hand, an intricate kinetic sculpture or a piece of paper throwing its shadow on a wall. Utilitarian to their core, puppets are meant to be used, often in ...

Shadow puppetry dates back to ancient times, with its origins traced to the Indian subcontinent. It is believed to have been ...

Armenian shadow puppetry is a technique whose origins can be traced to the 1300s. The puppet theater group known as Ayrogi has set out to keep this imaginative art form alive. Narek Harutyunyan Behind ...

Blainor McGough is often surrounded by puppets. But it’s not always like a scene out of “Sesame Street” or “The Muppet Show.” McGough, 38, runs a nonprofit business called Mayo Street Arts, a ...