For a time, the "p" word was one to be avoided. Call it "object theatre," perhaps. Just not puppets, lest quick judgments be made. But in 1981, at the birth of Handspring Puppet Company, founders ...

Grayson DeJesus rides Topthorn (left) and Michael Wyatt Cox rides Joey in a battle scene in "War Horse." (Photo courtesy of Brinkhoff/Moegenburg) Syracuse -- "War Horse" is many things _ a drama with ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X It all started with a horse. Not a real one — this one is a life-sized puppet made of cane and ...

For actor Michael Cox, he and fellow performers in “War Horse,” which opens Tuesday at the Saenger Theatre, are charged not only with creating their own characters. They also must assist in the ...

'War Horse' puppet meets up with real NOPD horses at the Saenger on Canal Street Joey, the life-size puppet horse that is at the center of the drama 'ÂÂWar Horse, running Tuesday, May 13, through ...

Where: Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St. When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $35 ...

The day after the Tony Awards ceremony and Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, creators of the puppetry that’s at the heart and spirit of Lincoln Center’s acclaimed “War Horse,” were exhausted but ...

In a rehearsal room deep beneath Lincoln Center, a horse is dying. Over and over. Each time it's an agonizing collapse, starting with the hind legs buckling and thrashing, the torso then collapsing ...

He and Jones began experimenting with other kinds of puppet mechanics, exploring more types of motion and developing their own skills, too. “We learned theater on the hoof. We trained as sculptors, ...

However, just like Joey in both the play and Spielberg’s film version, he can be as stubborn as a mule. “It’s a balance that you’re having between whether you’re in control of Joey or Joey is ...