# The genius puppetry behind War Horse

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2011
- Speaker: Handspring Puppet Co.
- Year: 2011
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/handspring_puppet_co_the_genius_puppetry_behind_war_horse)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"Puppets always have to try to be alive," says Adrian Kohler of the Handspring Puppet Company, a gloriously ambitious troupe of human and wooden actors. Beginning with the tale of a hyena's subtle paw, puppeteers Kohler and Basil Jones build to the story of their latest astonishment: the wonderfully life-like Joey, the War Horse, who trots (and gallops) convincingly onto the TED stage.

## Lectures

1. [The genius puppetry behind War Horse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/handspring_puppet_co_the_genius_puppetry_behind_war_horse/25d18796bc8d), 18 min (TED's player)