When the International Day of Puppetry, or World Puppetry Day, is celebrated, the whole world has celebrated in early spring, March 21, since 2003. History of the holiday The history of the holiday began in 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the International Union of Puppet Theater Workers (Union Internationale de la Marionnette, UNIMA) in Magdeburg. Exactly ...

 (Other, strange dolls). ... Why do you make such scary dolls? .. You can often hear the question of an inexperienced viewer who is ready to accept understandable standards of beauty with joy. Where does so many authors want to create imperfect and sometimes terrifying characters? Reflecting on this topic comes the understanding that in the world in which we live, along with undoubted beauty and attractiveness, ...

The largest doll exhibition in the world. The largest exhibition in the world was held in the historical center of the Russian capital "Gostiny Dvor". More than 1000 masters from 26 countries of the world took part in the unique exhibition "The Art of Dolls". Visitors are presented with tens of thousands of exhibits. Guests of the exhibition saw the whole variety of dolls: classics, experimental collections of contemporary artists, porcelain, soft, articulated dolls. Toys ...

About the new project The Daily Doll, about how and for what and why it appeared. About virtual projects in general. Do they have a future? Confrontation between offline and online exhibitions. How will it end? A conversation about all this and much more with the organizer of The Daily Doll Irina Abrasokina and editor-in-chief Nina Radzikhovskaya. ...

If you ask me what interesting things I would like to see in the past, this is undoubtedly the birth of the first Doll. Have you noticed what magic the doll has! Just for a second you will meet her gaze and you already want to catch the expression in the eyes, the mood that the author conveyed to her, to touch her. And now, you are already in captivity of the fabulous puppet show ...

One of the most unusual, unique and expensive dolls in the world goes by the name "L'Oiseleur" - "The Birdman" If I was born in Switzerland, I would not miss the opportunity to learn from the amazing man, puppeteer and watchmaker Christian Bayon. I am fascinated by people willing to spend years of their lives and whole fortunes to realise their ...