Puppets

‘Song of the North’ Uses Puppets to Help a Persian Epic Spring to Life

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[ad_1] On a recent afternoon on 42nd Street in Manhattan, a mythological bird was preparing to take flight. Backstage at the New Victory Theater, a black-clad puppeteer put on an elaborately stylized mask and stepped into a beam of light, throwing the shadow of fluttering hands onto a large scrim. Nearby, two other performers were … Read more

He Makes Giant Puppets to Dance Through Mexican Streets

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[ad_1] At the entrance to Hermes Arroyo’s workshop stood a collection of giant paper-and-paste figures, taller than the doorway and dolled up in finery — ready at any moment for one of the many parades and festivals held throughout the year on the cobblestone streets of this city in central Mexico. Here, a grinning, bejeweled … Read more