Joseph saw marionettes as an antidote to what she called the "atrophy of the imagination" caused by excessive movie watching.

Traveling puppeteers. Ashton`s Marionettes, 336-9247: Marionettes for children and adults; no stories, but children`s vaudeville and variety shows. Two puppeteers charge $225 for a 45-minute show.

Taking place on October 17 & 18, the open house will offer an in-depth look into the history of the theatre and its puppeteers, followed by 'Puppet Time' a family-friendly, first-ever Puppet Slam ...

In this age of the iPod, wide-screen TVs and DVD-equipped minivans, one might believe that children wouldn't be interested in marionettes -- especially the kind where audience members see the ...

Marionettes have a rich tradition in China, where puppeteers are desperately trying to preserve the art form for future generations. Wang Kaihao reports from Quanzhou. The 200-year-old yard tucked ...

A collaboration of Chicago Shakespeare and Milanese puppeteers Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla e Figli, ... but the first space is all wrong for the premiere of "Marionette Macbeth." ...

The Willamette Valley Puppeteers will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Albany Public Library meeting room, 2450 14th Ave. S.E., to celebrate the art of the marionette, ...

The puppeteers could pack up everything physical — the neon wall decorations, the dangling puppets and Baker’s library of 6,000 LPs — but not the theater’s distinctive old-timey charm.

Members of the local puppet scene talk about Bob Baker Marionette Theater and puppetry in L.A. as the ninth Bob Baker Day happens April 30 at at L.A. State Historic Park.

Fratello Marionettes includes a bearded puppet in lederhosen that can juggle beer mugs on his toes, then his nose, and then “drink” the beer. Another can duplicate all of an ice skater’s moves.