Wherever historic puppetry forms are still strong, and often part of annual ceremonies or rituals, they provide a firm base on which contemporary forms and inventions emerge. At the International ...

He is inquisitive. Seth Chappell is always interested in how things work. It’s that curiosity which sparked an interest in making puppets. The Davenport man makes foam puppets. Arm and rod puppets. He ...

It’s not easy emoting to a tennis ball. But in this era of computer-generated wizardry, actors are often forced to shoot their scenes opposite a character that doesn’t yet exist — an alien, a talking ...

Joining a craft competition launched by the Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association, Ms Butler came up with the concept of Mr Fang, an oral health promotion puppet. Ms Butler said ...