REPORT: A Journey Through Puppetry in Africa Fedelis Kyalo In “A Journey Through Puppetry in Africa,” Fedelis Kyalo highlights the UNIMA Africa Commission’s efforts to promote pup […]

REFLECTION: The Topic of the Holocaust and Puppetry in the Ukrainian Context: Discussion of Kaddish Memorial Prayer, February 2023 This short reflection explores the theme of the Jewish Holocaust in puppet theatre. The puppet theatre in Odesa recently (2023) has […]

Ukrainian Resistance Through the Nativity Puppet Theatre Vertep: Exposure of Russian Aggression in the Images of Moskal and Herod Tetiana Zinovieva This article delves into the historical and cultural significance of vertep, a traditional Ukrainian portable […]

Note from the Editors: Puppetry and War – Contemporary Perspectives from UkraineMatt Smith and Nataliia Borodina The reports, reviews, and articles in this edition of PIR discussing the Ukraine are the results of a c […]

From the EditorVolume 2, No.1 of PIR continues to forefront the international nature of our publication with articles focusing on puppetry and related a […]

Women Karagöz Puppeteers in Turkey: Ambiguous Alliances within a Patriarchal Playing Field Deniz Başar With karagöz puppetry categorized as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2009, The Ministry of Culture becam […]

Ukrainian Puppet Theatre with Children and Adolescents During the WarSoriya Rosa Lavrentiy The current research focuses on the methods and adaptations that the Ukrainian puppet theatre has explored in […]

Puppetry in the Face of War: A Study of the Odesa Puppet Theatre Project Matt Smith, Tamara Rozova, Nataliia Borodina, and Tetyana Ovcharenko This article is devoted to the discussion of Puppetry in the Fa […]

From the EditorI am thrilled and honored to introduce the first issue of Puppetry International Research, the online, open access, peer review journal […]

From the Guest Editors: Kathy Foley and I Nyoman SedanaPuppetry International Research as a free online scholarly publication was first an idea raised during an UNIMA-USA leadership retreat. […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: <i>The King's Dream</i> The King’s Dream. Created and performed by Michael Schuster, music performed by Rachel Saul. ARTS at Mark’s Garage, Honolulu, Hawai’i, 21 […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: <i>9000 Paper Balloons</i> 9000 Paper Balloons. By Maiko Kikuchi and Spencer Lott. Director and Dramaturg Aya Ogawa. Japan Society, New York, New York, Oct. 28-30 […]

BOOK REVIEW: <i>Women and Puppetry</i>Women and Puppetry: Critical and Historical Investigations. Edited by Alissa Mello, Claudia Orenstein, and Cariad Astles. London and […]