Shadow puppets The color in the Chinese shadows
THE COLOR OF SHADOWS IN CHINA Composition and function Shadow puppets are an ancient and simple folk art in China. Animal skins are used to carve them, and then light projection technology is used to project them onto a standing white curtain for performance. Shadows are characterized by […]
Bunraku puppets from Japan
Bunraku Puppets From Japan The bunraku technique comes from Japan and is considered, like Noh and Kabuki, as one of the main traditional dramatic genres, the Ningyo Johruri Bunraku puppet theater combines sung narration, instrumental accompaniment and puppet theater. It emerged at the beginning of the Edo period (around […]
Water puppets from Vietnam
Water Puppets of Vietnam Vietnamese water puppetry is a traditional form of theater and entertainment that has been practiced for centuries in Vietnam. These puppets carved from wood, like traditional puppets, are made to tell profound stories through the use of movement and voice. What distinguishes Vietnamese water puppetry is the […]
Maradona at MIT. Article published on the "Palabras de Fútbol" blog
In the MIT collection we have Maradona!! The Palabras de Fútbol blog has published an article about our beloved puppet. You can see it here: "Maradona 'resurrected' in the form of a marionette in the International Puppet Museum of Catalonia"
PUNCH & JUDY. Traditional English puppets.
Punch & Judy The character of Punch was introduced to England by an Italian puppeteer, Pietro Gimonde, of Bologna (c. 1662). In Coven Garden in London there is a plaque commemorating the first performance of this puppeteer. The puppet's name clearly comes from Pulcinella of the Commedia dell'Arte and soon […]
