Web sites and organizations where you can learn more about puppetry and connect with puppeteers around the globe

Puppetry News & Blogs


Published by the Puppet Centre in the UK, Animations Online is a web-based magazine for contemporary puppetry and object theatre.

Puppeteer Annie Rollins' chronicle of her creative forays and research in traditional Chinese Shadow Puppetry.

The official blog of Jim Henson's Creature Shop

Curated entries from Jim Henson's professional diary (no longer updating)

A blog about motion capture, real-time animation, interactive technology and how pixels and puppetry are coming together (no longer updating).

Comprehensive coverage of Muppet-related news.

A blog dedicated to toy theatre.

Puppetry news, tutorials, videos, merch and more from Adam Kreutinger.

European-based online puppetry magazine.

International puppetry news from Gary Friedman.

Catalan language online puppetry magazine.

Toni Rumbau's travel blog about puppets and cities of the world.

Puppets, puppetry, and other passing interests of Australian puppet maker Hilary Talbot.

A Resource for Ventriloquists, Dummies & Figures.

News and views about The Muppets, Sesame Workshop, The Jim Henson Company, and more.

Spanish language site featuring puppetry news from Spain and Latin America.

Spanish language online puppetry magazine

Quality news coverage of Tokusatsu films and TV shows.

Muppet fans with attitude.

Bilingual Canadian puppetry news from UNIMA Canada.

Shares news of upcoming international puppetry festivals, workshops, events and other opportunities.

"Keeping the art of Ventriloquism alive."

Puppetry-Related Podcasts


Go behind and under the scenes with puppeteer Matt Vogel.

Puppeteers and parents Z Briggs and Chad Williams talk about their life and work in New York City.

Canadian puppeteer Caroline Bernier-Dionne chats with puppet artists from across North America.

A puppet shop talk podcast "bringing you interviews with all the stuffing" with hosts Adam Kreutinger and Cameron Garrity.

Weekly podcast with Muppet performer/director Bill Baretta and his brother, award-winning author/illustrator Gene Barretta.

Tough Pigs' Jarrod Fairclough and Joe Hennes surprise each other with special Muppet related guests.

A monthly show that talks to working puppeteers about the art and business of puppetry.

Puppetry Organizations


Association of professional puppet and marionette theatres in Germany.

L'Institut international de la marionnette (IIM) is a world leading centre for puppetry research and training in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France.

The largest organization of puppetry artists in North America.

One of the oldest puppetry organizations in the world.

One of the United Kingdom's premier centres for puppetry in London, England.

Union Internationale de la Marionette, the international puppetry organization; UNIMA Puppetry Centres can be found in most countries around the world.

The revitalized UNIMA Canada has regional sections based in Ontario, Quebec, Western and Atlantic Canada.

American Chapter of UNIMA.

Puppetry Web Sites


Web portal for German puppetry information.

An online puppetry message board with a supportive community of puppeteers and puppet builders.

An incredibly comprehensive directory of thousands of puppetry web sites around the world.

Puppetry Magazines


Spanish language puppetry magazine published by UNIMA Spain.

The official magazine of UNIMA Suisse (Switzerland).

Loutkář ("Puppeteer") is one of the oldest theatre journals in the world, founded in 1912.

French puppetry journal produced by Association nationale des Théâtres de marionnettes et des Arts Associés.

Canadian puppetry journal usually published annually in by Association québécoise des marionnettistes (AQM).

Peruvian fanzine about puppet theatre (last updated in 2015).

News, features, reviews and interviews on puppetry and animation around the world, published semi-annually by British UNIMA.

Puppetry in contemporary film, theatre and media, published semi-annually by UNIMA-USA.

Quarterly magazine published by the Puppeteers of America.

Australian puppetry magazine.