Puppet

The Athens-based performers Dirty Granny Tales return after five years with "The Philanthropist" at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (206 Pireos). Since 2006, they've captivated audiences with dark fairy tales, blending music, puppetry, dance and animation.

The 25th International Istanbul Puppet Festival, which aims to introduce the art of puppet, meets puppet lovers in Istanbul's Fişekhane.

The event opened on Oct. 27 and will continue through Nov. 4 with performances by international puppeteers at Fişekhane Black Box Stage for both adult and child audiences.

Maribor – The Maribor Puppet Theatre is hosting the 11th Biennial of Puppet Artists of Slovenia from Wednesday to Saturday. The selector Rok Bozovičar has picked 12 productions to present an overview of puppetry in Slovenia.

Demonstrators carry a giant puppet during a protest outside Greek Parliament in Athens on Thursday. Hundreds of musicians, actors and other art workers demanded more support for their sector. "We are here," read a message drawn in chalk on the street. In the northern city of Thessaloniki, musicians performed tied up in red-and-white cordon tape.

The İzmir International Puppet Days, which started as a small festival in İzmir in 2007, will present 44 different shows from 24 countries to puppet lovers of all ages on its 13th edition. 

The Mairivi puppet theater workshop is hosting a permanent exhibition of puppets that has been put together by final-year students at Panteion University's Department of Communications, Media & Culture. The aim of the show is to challenge stereotypes concerning prevailing perceptions about puppet theater, and particularly the notion that is it intended only for children.

The Belgrade Higher Court has dismissed the request of Milan Nedic's family to rehabilitate the leader of Serbia’s Nazi-backed World War II puppet government.

The Bobos Arts Festival is an annual cultural festival especially for children aged 3 to 12 which is being hosted for the first time by the Athens Concert Hall in its beautiful garden on Sunday, June 10. Highlights at the all-day event, which takes place from 11 a.m.

A Serbian village church declined to comment on why it has a plaque honouring the WWII collaborationist leader Milan Nedic, who headed a puppet government during German occupation.

Karromato, a Czech marionette company that is renowned for its vintage puppets and old-school narrative, is in Athens for three shows at the Mairivi Theater with the entertaining and humorous production "Wooden Circus." Shows start at 8 p.m. on Friday, 5 p.m. on Saturday, and noon on Sunday, and tickets cost 10 euros.