A white screen, about 4x6 feet, is tied to two metal poles at a height of three feet from the ground. A group of puppeteers and musicians sits behind it, hidden by a curtain that is hung from the ...
Behind the curtain in a world unknown to most thrives a community of artists and storytellers who with the tug of a rod, string or a precise movement are helping to bring characters to life, and ...
Puppetry, one of the oldest forms of storytelling, is undergoing a reinvention as puppeteers experiment with techniques to appeal to a larger audience A scene from The Magic Flute (Photo courtesy: ...
Isn’t it fascinating what technology can do today? From AI to lightning-fast internet, everything is just a click away. But what happens when there’s no power? When your battery runs low? That’s where ...
If you’re over a certain age, you may remember a curious contraption used in education called an overhead projector. These neat little devices allowed teachers to write on a plastic sheet with a ...
Early on in “Life of Pi,” a goat walks across the stage at the Schoenfeld Theatre — and is followed shortly after by a zebra. Based on Yann Martel 2001’s novel, the new Broadway production requires ...