The Bread and Puppet Theater was founded in 1963 on New York City’s Lower East Side. It gets its name from the fact that Shumann himself would bake dozens of loaves of sourdough bread, giving them ...

Guest Artist PUPPET ART THEATER CO. will present "THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF": Three Billy Goats must find a way to outwit the Troll and get across the bridge so they can enjoy the field of green, ...

A puppeteer plays a mourning mother in Gaza during a performance of Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution In Progress! in Ypsilanti, Mich. (Timothy Chen Allen) Generations of peacenik Americans first ...

The 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is back January 18-28, 2024, ready to heat up Chicago with its annual international pageant of puppet shows and artists at dozens of venues around ...

The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics... Bread and Puppet Theater is still working to 'make the ...

Theater, music, dance, comedy: Chicagoans have many reasons to be proud of their city’s performing arts scene. But even arts aficionados may not know that the term “puppeteer” originated in Chicago — ...

The Selfish Giant brings to life Oscar Wilde's beloved story of a selfish giant who learns about the true meaning of friendship and generosity through the innocence of children. Through puppets large ...

Jarvis Conservatory hosts its annual Puppet Festival on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. This year’s festival includes two shows "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (Puppet Art Theater Company with puppeteer Art ...

In Kežmarok, a town in eastern Slovakia, a refugee-led organization is using the power of culture and creativity to address the emotional impact of war on Ukrainian refugee children. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center is coming under fire. More than two dozen alderpersons have sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling for the removal of the ...