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BOOK REVIEW: Reading the Puppet Stage: Reflections on the Dramaturgy of Performing ObjectsReading the Puppet Stage: Reflections on the Dramaturgy of Performing Objects. By Claudia Orenstein. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Song of the North Song of the North. Created and directed by Hamid Rahmanian. Music by Ramin Torkian, featuring vocalist Azam Ali. OZ Theatre, Nashville, […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: HUMAN HUMAN. Written and directed by Nehprii Amenii. Music composed by Martha Redbone and Aaron Whitby with sound design by Joo Wan Park. […]

BOOK REVIEW: Object Performance in the Black Atlantic: The United StatesObject Performance in the Black Atlantic: The United States. By Dr. Paulette Richards. New York: Routledge, 2024. 312 pp., 82 b/w […]

CONFERENCE REPORT: Wayang, Ecology and the Sacred Symposium Wayang, Ecology and the Sacred Symposium. Yale University, Connecticut. November 9, 2024. The article summarizes a single-day symposium […]

CONFERENCE REPORT: Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium. The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, University of Connecticut, October 25-26, 2024. The […]

Animism and Performing Objects in the Processions of Muharram Salma Mohseni Ardehali In Iran and in Shia Islam, and in the mourning ceremonies of Ashura, some performative/theatrical rituals […]

Opening Doors to Tradition: The Osaka Bunraku Workshop as a Model for Engagement Seiko Shimura and Robin Ruizendaal This report examines an interactive traditional performing arts project conducted in Osaka in […]

Mane Bernardo and Sarah Bianchi’s Acting Hands: Pantomime of Hands and Modern Puppet Theatre Bettina Girotti In this article I analyze a series of performances, developed since the 1950s by Mane Bernardo and Sarah Bianchi, […]

Pictures and Puppet Performance: Peter Schumann’s Bedsheet Paintings John Bell Late in his life, and influenced by the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the death of his wife Elka, and his […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW:  Dracula: Lucy’s Dream and A Dolls’ House Dracula-Lucy’s Dream. By Plexus Polaire and Puppentheater Halle. Director Yngvild Aspeli. Dramaturges Ralf Meyer and Pauline T […]

CONFERENCE REPORT: Early European Puppetry Studies Conference  Early European Puppetry Studies Conference. Yale University, Connecticut. October 13-14, 2023. The article summarizes the offerings […]

Anamorphosis: Puppetry, Animation, and Automation in William Kentridge Mark Sanders Among contemporary artists, William Kentridge is notable for having worked across multiple media. Of particular note […]

BOOK REVIEW: The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947): The Paladins of France in AmericaThe Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947): The Paladins of France in America. By Jo Ann Cavallo. London, New Yo […]

From the EditorWelcome to the second issue of Puppetry International Research. While still relatively new, PIR is already experiencing some shifts and […]

BOOK REVIEW: A Galaxy of Things: The Power of Puppets and Masks in Star Wars and BeyondA Galaxy of Things: The Power of Puppets and Masks in Star Wars and Beyond. By Colette Searls. New York: Routledge, 2023. xii, 129 […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Wakka Wakka’s Animalia Trilogy Wakka Wakka’s Animalia Trilogy: Animal R.I.O.T., The Immortal Jellyfish Girl, and Dead as a Dodo. By Gwendolyn Warnock and Kirjan W […]

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Psychic Self Defense Psychic Self Defense. Created, Written, Directed, and Designed by Normandy Sherwood. Dream Music Puppetry Program. HERE Arts Center, […]

Women and Masks: Reflections on a Conference, a Project, and a Field Felice Amato During 2021-22, we held a year-long virtual conference entitled “Women and Masks: A Transdisciplinary A […]