PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Phantom Loss Phantom Loss. Created and performed by Oanh Vu. Directed by Kurt Hunter. In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater, Minneapolis, […]

FOUNDERS OF THE FIELD: Jane Taylor Lawrence Switzky This article surveys the art and thought of Jane Taylor, one of the most adventurous and virtuosic minds in the […]

BOOK REVIEW: Puppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects; Volume I Sacred Roots: Material Entities, Consecrating Acts, Priestly PuppeteersPuppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects; Volume I Sacred Roots: Material Entities, Consecrating Acts, Priestly […]

EXHIBITION REVIEW: Ralph Chessé: A San Francisco Century Ralph Chessé: A San Francisco Century. Curated by Glen Helfand, May 16–August 18, 2024. Jewett Gallery, San Francisco Main Library, San Fra […]

From Samarkand to Spain: Islamic Tales in the Wayang Purwa Repertoire Traditions of Central Javanese PuppetryRudy Wiratama Wayang kulit (Javanese shadow puppetry) has long interacted with the global world resulting in the adaptation of […]

EXHIBITION REVIEW: Puppets: Expressions of Cultures Puppets: Expressions of Cultures. Exhibition curated by Chen Wan-Ping, Lee Tai-Ling, Kuo Chao-Ling, and Fang Jiann-Neng. National Taiwan […]

Restorationland: The Lost & Found Objects of Atlanta’s Doll’s Head Trail Tom Fish The Doll’s Head Trail is a grassroots, low-art installation nestled within a Southeast Atlanta wildlife preserve. C […]

Le Médecin malgré lui in the Context of Karagöz and KaragiozisPeri Efe The influence of Molière, whose plays were translated and performed in different languages spoken in the Ottoman Empire, […]

BOOK REVIEW: In the Beginning Were Puppets: Towards a Poetics of PuppetryIn the Beginning Were Puppets: Towards a Poetics of Puppetry. Edited by Sabine Coelsch-Foisner and Lisa Nais. Heidelberg: Universität Ve […]

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 […]

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 WarSofiia Rosa-Lavrentii 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 […]