Puppetry Artist and Director Basil Twist, 2015 MacArthur Fellow

September 28, 2015 Videos MacArthur Fellows

Basil Twist is a puppetry artist and director revitalizing puppetry as a serious and sophisticated art form in imaginative experiments with its materials, techniques, and uses in both narrative and abstract works.

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $625,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.