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San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 20th, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768613528-SHR0YI9DPL3MDWPU6FZO/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0004.jpg Puertorriqueños “FEMA is the problem". Reports show that FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] was dangerously underprepared in its response to Hurricane Maria, failing to adequately provide desperately needed supplies and services to Puerto Ricans as the number of dead continued to increase in the hurricane’s aftermath. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768614014-TR3C40DQVPPVH40CO15O/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0005.jpg Puertorriqueños A rain and wind-storm destroys a Puerto Rican flag hung for the yearly celebration of El Grito de Lares. Lares, a small city within the western interior of Puerto Rico is the historic site of a failed uprising against Spanish Colonial rule in 1868. The uprising later became known as "El Grito de Lares" ("The Cry of Lares") and has become a symbol for many in Puerto Rico of anti-colonial efforts. Lares, Puerto Rico, Sept. 23rd, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768620728-6W5SZ3KPG3ZHL4ZEB621/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0006.jpg Puertorriqueños Communities continue to clean debris left by Hurricane Maria more than a year after the hurricane hit Puerto Rico. Utuado, Puerto Rico, Feb. 2nd, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768630758-P3Q55KDYEDDOTK0SXOHE/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0008.jpg Puertorriqueños Students at Escuela Antonio Tulla Torres in the community of Mameyes Abajo in the municipality of Utuado participate in agricultural skill-building as part of their class structure. They grow and cultivate coffee and bananas among other crops. Utuado, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25th, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768629375-QOCIFT4XFWIJTPTOAUNB/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0009.jpg Puertorriqueños Chef Verónica Quiles cutting banana leaf in preparation for lunch at her home located on El Departamento de la Comida’s farm in Caguas. El Departamento is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that helps support and advance existing sustainable food projects across Puerto Rico. Over the course of its history under various colonial powers, Puerto Rico has been shaped into a culture of monocrop farms, and overdependence on food imports, causing residents to face high and fluctuating food prices, and for some food insecurity. Caguas, Puerto Rico, Jan. 29th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768621179-98OBOPCH1FINX84O7ZFM/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0007.jpg Puertorriqueños During a community organized outreach and medical facilitation program, a medical professional from the Puerto Rican National Guard tends to an elderly patient in his home. The man lives on his own in a small room behind his house that was damaged by hurricane Maria beyond his ability to repair. Utuado, Puerto Rico, Oct. 6th, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768638792-UOE9LE7DMBCHGHN2TPDA/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0010.jpg Puertorriqueños Puerto Ricans fill the streets of Old San Juan during a demonstration that saw tens of thousands from across the island come to the capitol to demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló after a chat was leaked to the public implicating Rosselló and containing misogynistic, homophobic and other bigoted comments that also disparaged the victims of Hurricane Maria. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 17th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768640209-FVI9138P7HZKYQWSR25E/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0011.jpg Puertorriqueños Demonstrators gather outside of the Capitol building during a demonstration that saw tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans from across the island come into San Juan to demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July, 17th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768649570-GF7JLEAHWGE0YZBD70SH/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0012.jpg Puertorriqueños Demonstrators run from tear gas launched by police on Calle San Sebastian in Old San Juan after being forced away from the Governor’s mansion. Demonstrators clashed with police late into the night and early morning. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 18th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768650699-T56DJO747PF4CJZHW4AN/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0013.jpg Puertorriqueños Sign reads: "The daughters of the crisis are tired". Demonstration outside La Fortaleza against Governor Ricardo Rosselló. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 18th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768655545-5X78LOTEYXBHOCBFG24X/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0014.jpg Puertorriqueños Demonstrator during Paro Nacional, a national strike which saw hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans shut down Expresso Las Américas, demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 22nd, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768660269-BQLUHXHS5SB0PTJWSVC2/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0015.jpg Puertorriqueños The start of a dance party formed on the steps of San Juan Bautista Cathedral led by members of the LGBTQ community. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 24th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768661752-NW17SHT210V3P3AXYA97/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0016.jpg Puertorriqueños A young demonstrator on Calle de la Fortaleza with the words "Puta No Putísima" drawn on his upper body in presumed response to the vulgar and disparaging remarks against women and LGBTQ identifying people used by Governor Ricardo Rosselló and his colleagues during what has now become known as "Chatgate", a scandal which saw hundreds of pages of messages leaked from a chat group that included the Governor. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 07/24/2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768667525-ZSM8U4RR82XITGVX415A/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0017.jpg Puertorriqueños A demonstrator holds a dummy being hung in a suit with a sign around its neck that reads "El Corrupto" among the massive crowd that leads down to the Governor's mansion the night Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced his resignation. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 24th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768668246-7ER4BKDXT4AJ7T7ABOO7/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0018.jpg Puertorriqueños Demonstrators watch a television screen set up upon a news truck near the rear of the Governor’s mansion. The television shows the pre-recorded resignation video made by Governor Ricardo Rosselló. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 24th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768673752-UIW1KBNTNI8KL4AY8FBG/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0019.jpg Puertorriqueños Demonstrators celebrate the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Calle de la Fortaleza. After nearly two full weeks of sustained protests against the Governor of Puerto Rico and the corruption that had defined his government, especially in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Rosselló announced his historic resignation close to midnight on July 24th. San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 25th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768674888-E59JD9G9NCSSHK9RDH0K/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0020.jpg Puertorriqueños Supporters of Governor Ricardo Rosselló wait at the rear entrance of the Governor’s mansion to be greeted by Rosselló’s wife Beatriz Rosselló the night before he is to leave office. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 1st, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768680581-ZPU5QHKFN9937WBFOCN9/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0021.jpg Puertorriqueños Demonstration against Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez, the next in line to become Governor of Puerto Rico once Governor Rossello's resignation comes into effect, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29th, 2019. After Vázquez suggested through twitter that she did not want the Governor position, Pedro Pierluisi is sworn in as Governor on August 2nd, 2019. Days later, his swearing in will be deemed unconstitutional and Vázquez will be sworn in as Governor on August 7th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768683615-5N827IQOIH8CUKS7EV2O/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0022.jpg Puertorriqueños A sign placed outside of the barricades on Calle de la Fortaleza close to the Governor’s mansion which reads: "They buried us and they didn't know we were seeds". Old San Juan, July 24th, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768692689-WHQ63GN3L3MWYDB9X2XP/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0023.jpg Puertorriqueños A destroyed home in the south of Puerto Rico caused by devastating earthquakes which began to occur off the coast of the island in December 2019. Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Jan. 13th, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1588970552499-KJCRBTHK7DAYQJGQ94QZ/RB-20200119-0343.jpg Puertorriqueños Volunteers deliver supplies in Guayanilla after devastating earthquakes destroyed home and disrupted the lives of people on the southern side of the island. Like after Hurricane Maria, many on the island blame the government for its poor response and services in the wake of the earthquakes, leaving many Puerto Rican residents no other option but to unite for each other. Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1588970564010-I3TS33EM6U0MVKOXZSJF/RB-20200119-0539.jpg Puertorriqueños Dr. Enid Santos of Guayanilla plans patient care and supply management at an outdoor street clinic she and volunteers created in the wake of earthquakes that destroyed the building that was both her home and office. Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1588970554966-3WE2NXY9DJD5ENUZP9YD/RB-20200119-0398.jpg Puertorriqueños A home in Guayanilla destroyed by earthquakes. Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768693586-DY8JRP8NFK5PD7CU3LGU/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0024.jpg Puertorriqueños As San Juan prepares for the San Sebastián Street Festival, a young girl stares out towards the sea in the old city. On December 28th, 2019, the south of the island began experience devastating earthquakes which destroyed homes, schools, medical facilities and other infrastructure that was already badly damaged and in disrepair due to Hurricane Maria, political corruption, and the Island’s ongoing debt crisis. San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 12th, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1764768696791-2UX48F81ABYABDNHXOWL/RONDAVIDBUTLER_Puertorrique%C3%B1os_0025.jpg Puertorriqueños A torn Puerto Rican flag blows in the wind in Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 12th, 2020. https://www.rondavidbutler.com/ezda daily 0.75 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1769883515263-1S67VQPRCRU9J5JFZEPG/image-asset.jpeg Ezda - Ezda Trailer A Yazidi survivor of ISIS’s genocide recounts her experiences under nearly three years of captivity, and attempts to come to terms with her trauma while forging a new path for herself and her children in Canada. Directed by Halime Akturk Produced by Ron David Butler & Halime Akturk Cûdî Giuliano Films Director of Photography: Ron David Butler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1769883515263-1S67VQPRCRU9J5JFZEPG/image-asset.jpeg Ezda - Ezda Trailer A Yazidi survivor of ISIS’s genocide recounts her experiences under nearly three years of captivity, and attempts to come to terms with her trauma while forging a new path for herself and her children in Canada. Directed by Halime Akturk Produced by Ron David Butler & Halime Akturk Cûdî Giuliano Films Director of Photography: Ron David Butler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1769883299052-R4D67Y9N7WXRVX8Q5W7C/image-asset.octet-stream Ezda https://www.rondavidbutler.com/zaroktv daily 0.75 2026-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901782793-TAW6POJVU2J2QV0YZ3R8/RDB-20240324-0023.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language “How Zarok TV is Helping Preserve the Kurdish Language” published in The Amargi. A small child plays underneath a statue of Mustafa Kemal “Ataturk” (“Father of Turks”), in the predominantly Kurdish city of Mardin (Mêrdîn). Ataturk is seen by many Turks as the father of the modern Turkish nation, and the Kemalist ideology centres the idea of a single Turkish identity, historically carried out by violent means. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901782793-TAW6POJVU2J2QV0YZ3R8/RDB-20240324-0023.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language “How Zarok TV is Helping Preserve the Kurdish Language” published in The Amargi. A small child plays underneath a statue of Mustafa Kemal “Ataturk” (“Father of Turks”), in the predominantly Kurdish city of Mardin (Mêrdîn). Ataturk is seen by many Turks as the father of the modern Turkish nation, and the Kemalist ideology centres the idea of a single Turkish identity, historically carried out by violent means. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901686327-UJ31Q258QQWBHCDCV7F2/RDB-20240323-0002.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language Emin Timur, producer at Zarok TV studio in Diyarbakir (Amed), Turkey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901692568-6BN6IDYM4DUAG9C8O0TH/RDB-20240323-0071.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language Screens depict a live simultaneous broadcast of cartoon programs in three Kurdish dialects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901711163-QINORMGYS5055Y5YSQDF/RDB-20240323-0109.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language An animator at Zarok TV works on an opening animation sequence from one of the channel’s programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901692425-FS5HGE2YSTFI6KOA78KC/RDB-20240323-0035.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language A YouTube channel plaque adorns the walls of the Zarok TV office, showing they have surpassed 100,000 subscribers on the social media platform. As of February 2026, the channel has more than 218,000 subscribers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1772901716767-DJE57EUQVHJW0PYEIFEO/RDB-20240323-0131.jpg Zarok TV & Kurdish Language A sign adorns a police station in the city of Diyarbakir (Amed), stating: ‘How happy is the one who says “I am a Turk”. Diyarbakir, the city from which Zarok TV broadcasts, is a predominantly Kurdish city and has remained under occupation and conflict with Turkish authorities for generations. https://www.rondavidbutler.com/gallery daily 0.75 2026-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044718010-6I9FOKT3HWWPRT4AQF7L/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0001.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Czech Marionette Theatre is a UNESCO recognized art form and an icon of Czech culture and history. Marionette performances are found everywhere from world renowned theatres to the everyday streets of Prague. With their iconic stories and characters, Czech Puppet theatre is known around the globe, influencing cultures across continents. This story seeks to understand the beauty and significance of Czech Marionette Theatre by following the life of marionettes from production to performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044718010-6I9FOKT3HWWPRT4AQF7L/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0001.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Czech Marionette Theatre is a UNESCO recognized art form and an icon of Czech culture and history. Marionette performances are found everywhere from world renowned theatres to the everyday streets of Prague. With their iconic stories and characters, Czech Puppet theatre is known around the globe, influencing cultures across continents. This story seeks to understand the beauty and significance of Czech Marionette Theatre by following the life of marionettes from production to performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044718071-VLDIHLEUS2YVIWIT1436/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0002.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre A store worker at Czech Marionettes in Prague, Czech Republic plays with a puppet version of Jimmy Hendrix at the front of the store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044719251-YTXQFYWLCNOWN3616EAH/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0003.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Petr Puppeteer, the owner of Czech Marionettes in Prague inspecting some of the many puppets sold at the shop in Prague 1, Czechia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044854884-3TFATS8PI2BS5JWNTOER/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0004.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre A work station at the Czech Marionettes store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044720810-6SJKYTHI730HVFQZEBL6/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0005.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre A puppetmaker in the back workshop of the Czech Marionette store puts the finishing touches on a custom puppet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044722101-11YFKR1LTKQFCI5Z0HB9/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0006.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre The pieces of a marionette awaiting to be assembled in the workshop of Czech Marionettes. Many of the puppets made in the workshop behind the store front are 3D printed and hand painted and assembled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044723628-PQ93YW82IWVOG1SLF2A7/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0007.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Daniel Synak is a French-Polish citizen with a passion for puppets and puppet theatre, who came to Prague to learn how to make marionettes and surround himself with the world class art form found in the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044724886-TM83XG9G9HWPLWT2VP28/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0008.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre A custom pet marionette design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044726236-XIJDPPAGUAJ7V75GKFKE/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0009.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Master marionette maker Martin Růžička in front of his studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044727399-L5IHOB5H90R8FPW4053C/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0010.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Martin Růžička still makes Czech marionettes the traditional way in his studio, by hand with wood. Some of this products are sold at the Czech Marionette store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044728688-LWS7BUNYSIFNLR4K91OZ/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0011.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Some of the many puppets Martin has carved hanging on one of the walls of his studio, a mix of traditional and non-traditional Czech characters and charicatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044730108-3XRLTE81H1VECFDV931M/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0012.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Martin hand-carving a piece of what will become a Czech marionette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044731433-SVYPWHWUGJTE1ZL5GX8Q/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0013.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Martin with one of his handmade marionettes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044732656-ETQHY4COMG1OVFBV0KG6/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0014.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Travellers gaze at a plaque that hangs outside of the National Marionette Theatre in Prague. A UNESCO recognized artform in Czechia and Slovakia, marionette theatre is deeply engrained in Czech culture and history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044733828-L9PUVN8WKLR46V9P2CDC/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0015.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Jiri Krasa is a manager and performer at the Divadlo Jiskra in Prague 8, a puppet theatre for children. Jiri, states that he had been working at the theatre for 42 years, since he was 8 years old. Czechia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044735103-ZCMIVSYZ4OJIRXWZYSN4/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0016.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre A young puppeteer practicing with one of the marionettes before a show at Divadlo Jiskra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044736534-7IPFVMEACFGRHWKX5SPZ/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0017.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Performers at Divadlo Jiskra practice their lines before a marionette performance for children put on every Tuesday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044737800-TKPX11QYMLFYDIQMK0CC/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0018.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Performers at Divadlo Jiskra taking their places for the show. Czechia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044739165-8T6SWJMSNIO74TPMSH75/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0019.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Puppeteers working with the marionettes during a Tueaday show for children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044740634-0RHR9NTX7VCG0DN4M9H2/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0020.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Jiri and others voice characters and managae the performace from beneath the stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/1786044742093-J60EZY4VH13AZBWA5X4A/RDB-CzechPuppetTheatre-0021.jpg Czech Marionette Theatre Marionettes during a stage performance. Prague, Czechia. https://www.rondavidbutler.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a3e8737086d7ad1b231d28/f4f45e34-2276-46f6-8abc-da988bdc077b/P1131404.jpg About