GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian puppeteer is tugging at heartstrings in Gaza. At a kindergarten, Mahdi Karera, who describes himself as Gaza's first marionette-maker, put on a show about the importance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A marionette puppet, made by Palestinian artist Mahdi Karera, is seen at his house balcony in Gaza City January 20, 2019. Picture ...

"Puppets have a role: they entertain people - children and adults. They promote positive values and change negative ones." Karera, who said he taught himself how to make and operate marionettes, has ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

On a five-square-meter stage in Tangfang town, Jiangxi province, a marionette show attracts many residents with its plot twists and turns. During the show, some skits and scenes from masterpieces of ...

Artist Tran Duoc runs a free string puppetry class for children every Sunday in HCM City. - VNS/ANN HO CHI MINH CITY: Every Sunday a small room in an apartment building in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City ...

It's a warm night in Indonesia and the air is filled with excitement as villagers watch a puppet show accompanied by traditional music. To the rhythmic beat of cymbals, drums and a bamboo harmonica, ...