PuppetART Center is located in Detroit’s Theater District, just a few blocks from the Michigan Opera Theater, Music Hall and the Gem and Century Theaters. The Center includes an intimate 70-person theater, a museum that accommodates a growing collection of puppets and a studio featuring various workshops.

Founded in 1998 by a group of puppeteers and artists trained in the former Soviet Union, all members of the PuppetART troupe are masters of puppetry art theater. PuppetART offers a repertoire of eight productions, including one created for adult audiences. Performances feature hand, rod, shadow, floor tabletop and string or marionette puppets. All events at PuppetART combine a theater performance, a tour of the museum and a workshop in the studio.

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PuppetART performances have been seen throughout the state of Michigan as well as in Alabama, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. Many presentations showcase talented Metro Detroit puppeteers and performing artists.

We believe:

  • In multi-ethnic diversity.
  • That people have a conscious desire to preserve
    their ethnic beliefs and tradition.
  • That puppetry presents the wisdom of traditions,
    the beauty of spirit and art of people.  

  • That puppetry is a perfect way to learn, to teach,
    and to share for audiences for all ages.
  • That puppetry is a unique art form because
    it is found in every culture throughout the world.

 

 


Mission Statement:
TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF CULTURES AND TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF THE WISDOM OF TRADITIONS, THE BEAUTY OF THE SPIRIT AND THE ART OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH PUPPET PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITS AND CLASSES