Past Event
Thursday, June 8, 2017, 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Czech Marionettes in Balboa Park
2130 Pan American Road West, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $4 - $5
Big Joe uses traditional Czech marionettes to tell the story of Princess Phoebe’s Birthday Present. Czech puppetry was imported in the late 17th Century by itinerant puppeteers from Holland, England, France, and Italy. Initially Czechs assisted the foreign groups, but by the end of the 18th Century Czech companies had been established. The puppets got smaller and more stylized, and the size of their heads and hands (the most expressive parts of the puppet) became more exaggerated. $4–$5; children under two are free. Info: [email protected].