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Covid-19 Emergency Funding

Emergency Funding awarded in 2020 to help support Puppet Theaters and Artists

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The Jim Henson Foundation

Supporting excellence in contemporary American puppet theater

Since 1982 The Jim Henson Foundation has awarded over 1000 grants for the development and presentation of new works of live contemporary American puppet theater.

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Out of the Shadows

Leslee Asch's book "Out of the Shadows: The Henson Festivals and Their Impact on Contemporary Puppet Theater" is now available.

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The Jim Henson Foundation

Supporting excellence in contemporary American puppet theater

Since 1982 The Jim Henson Foundation has awarded over 1000 grants for the development and presentation of new works of live contemporary American puppet theater.

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