A celebration of the puppets that have always lived among us.
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New York has always been a land of puppets.
A new show at the Museum of the City of New York captures this heritage.
Its not something it’s possible for you to teach yourself watching YouTube, he says.
Its a very medeval art, you have to learn it under a senior puppeteer.
We will also have the rock stars like Oscar the Grouch and Lamb Chop, says Lopez.
Cucarachita Martina and Ratoncito Perez
Designed by Jose A. Lopez Aleman for Pura Belpres characters.
Seneca Boys
Created by Larry Aumen and Kevin White, Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (1975).
These two were originally built for a performance of Peter Pan.
And New York City is in a way defined by theater industry.
Mae West
Designed, built, and performed by Craig Marin and Olga Felgemacher, Flexitoon (1974).
Sammy Davis Jr.
Another from Flexitoon.
Punch
Unknown maker (undated).
Punch is probably the oldest continually performed puppetry tradition, he says.
Its much harder for a despot to go against a puppet.
Basil Twists avant guarde puppetry is recognized all over the world.
Dragon King
Stephen Kaplin/Chinese Theatre Works (1993).
The Dragon King was built by theChinese Theater Works.
Stephen Kaplin, who came from Bread & Puppet, is its co-director with Kuang-Yu Fong.
Dinner Party Guest
From Nehprii AmeniisFood for the Gods(2018).
Puppets of New Yorkopens at the Museum of the City of New York August 13.
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