Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Uoaei1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Uoaei1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Czech puppetry, a living tradition
Your local guide
Lucie Zemanová
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Highlights
- A craft passed down through generations
- A marionette's joints, explained up close
- An art form recognised internationally
- Puppets still carved and strung by hand
- Craft explained before any performance
About this tour
This session covers a working puppetry workshop and a close look at a finished marionette, showing the craft behind an art form recognised internationally as part of the country's intangible heritage. You see the workshop where figures are still carved and strung by hand, then a finished puppet's joints and mechanism explained up close. It is a craft-focused session rather than a performance itself.
I move slowly between the two stops, since the mechanism rewards a proper explanation rather than a quick glance. Questions come as we go, and I am happy to describe a specific joint again if it is hard to see on camera. A short note on where to catch an actual performance follows afterwards.
This suits anyone interested in traditional craft or theatre history. It also works well paired with the call session for the tradition's fuller political history.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Prague before heading out.
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A puppetry workshop 15 min
The camera takes in a workshop where marionettes are still made by hand, and I explain how the craft has been passed down through generations.
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A finished marionette 15 min
We look closely at a finished puppet, and I point out the joints and stringing that let a single figure move so expressively.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Prague: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Czech pilsner beer and Malá Strana, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Prague time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 7 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Prague, showing you A puppetry workshop and A finished marionette live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk a puppetry workshop live with my phone.
Times shown in Prague time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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