marionettes

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Bob Baker’s Nutcracker Marionettes reenact the fantastical holiday tale in this family-friendly show.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2019

Marionettes gathered dust on the shelves; tin tops and pinwheels waited in vain for some misfit child to pluck them from their bins.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2016

Marionettes again, another motif of the novel, a reminder of how little everything counts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2015

“Music on a String” Classical pianist Orion Weiss and the Salzburg Marionettes perform works by Schumann and Debussy, sponsored by Washington Performing Arts.

From Washington Post

The Indians said the Father of the Marionettes was angry because they didn't dance enough to suit him, and that he was making them dance.

From The Man Who Rocked the Earth by Wood, Robert Williams