These origami-like puppets can come to life with one touch. They are called karakuri puppets and they have been used in Japan as early as the 17th Century. The technique is called Kirigami which ...

The puppets were made by Cynthia Von Orthal in Ozgur’s native Chicago. The origami cranes came from a nonprofit in New Jersey. The budget is about $50,000. The audience moves instinctually ...