Puppetista
Puppetista is a word coined in 2000 by a group of puppeteers who make and use puppets in street theater and political demonstrations. Formed by combining the words "puppet" and Zapatista, the term originated in the Northeastern United States and quickly picked up use in the South, Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States, as well as in Mexico, Cuba and Brazil, to describe a social movement of revolutionary artists and their work.
See also
- Bread & Puppet
- Cantastoria
- Banner drop
- WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity
External links
- A short history of radical puppetry by Kelly Mogg
- A slightly longer history of radical puppetry by K. Ruby
- An even longer history of radical puppetry by Drian Deller
- Famous puppeteer Gepeto arrested in Philadelphia
- "When Puppets Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Puppets," audio from Philly 2000.
- "The SOA Watch Puppetistas" (with a capital "P")
- "Reflections of a puppetista convert" essay by Sue Frankel-Streit
- "Puppetista activists" short video about SOA Watch Puppetistas on YouTube