In many a generation, and nearly everywhere in the world, puppets are a given. But if you’re only familiar with the old-school, fuzzy-wuzzy hand puppets that were once so popular in the U.S., or Miss ...

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

Wordless tales require physically expressive actors … or, in the case of “Crane & Turtle: Images of China,” expressive puppets. In the Northwest Puppet Center’s newest show, the highlight is a ...