Puppetry Week #1: “Puppets are fighting for respect”
by Neil Steinberg Puppets are the ambassadors of the obscure and the uncanny. The history of the art form is “easier researched in police records than in theater chronicles” according […]
Chicago Puppet Festival 2015 with Artistic Director Blair Thomas
by Vocolo Did you know that there is a puppet renaissance sweeping our nation? The people behind the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival do and they’re bringing performers from all […]
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival: Stretching notions of puppetry
by Kerry Reid Puppets have been around for centuries. But Blair Thomas, the artistic director of the brand-new Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, points out the term “puppeteer” only came […]
Festival de marionetas confirma su atractivo entre el público adulto en EE.UU.
by La Presa Chicago (EE.UU.), 25 ene (EFE).- El Primer Festival Internacional de Marionetas Teatrales y Títeres de Chicago (Illinois, EE.UU.) llega a su fin hoy tras más de 50 […]
Chicago LIVE! 2014 Blair Thomas interviewed by Rick Kogan
by Rick Kogan Blair Thomas, master puppeteer and founder of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, sits down for interview with Rick Kogan on Chicago LIVE! at Governors State University. […]
46 Great Things to Do This Winter
46 Great Things to Do This Winter: How To’s For the aspiring comedians, storytellers, and puppeteers Blair Thomas, artistic director of the inaugural Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival (January 14 […]
Community Forum – Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
by CanTV Blair Thomas and Taylor Bibat discuss the inaugural Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. The festival will showcase an entertaining and eclectic array of puppet styles from around the […]
Puppets Coming to Chicago
Puppets Coming to Chicago By Le Bon Travel and Culture Chicago. Organizers of the inaugural Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival announced today the line-up of top contemporary puppets acts and artists […]
They are Headed Our Way…
Chicago International Puppet Festival announces lineup By Hedy Weiss Arts, Entertainment & the Daily Sizzle They are headed our way: the marionettes, shadow puppets, Bunraku puppets, tiny toy puppets, innovative […]
Puppet Festival Announces Lineup
Puppet Festival Announces Lineup By Johnny Oleksinski The full roster of artists performing as part of the first Chicago International Puppet Festival was announced on Tuesday. In January, the 11-day […]
Blair Thomas Spearheads New Fest
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival coming in 2015 Blair Thomas spearheads a new fest aimed at making Chicago a puppet master by Kris Vire Chicago’s unofficial Puppeteer General, Blair Thomas, […]
Winter to be Enlivened by Puppets from Far and Wide
The depth of the Chicago winter next year is to be enlivened by the coming of puppets from far and wide. Slated for Jan. 15-26, 2015, the new city-wide cultural […]
