In Burkina Faso, the art of puppetry is relatively recent. As in most African countries, the traditional puppets were present, then declined until they disappeared. Today, young puppeteers have taken over this practice to give it a new lease of life. In Burkina Faso, the art of puppetry is relatively recent. As in most African countries, the traditional puppets were present, then declined until they disappeared. Today, young puppeteers have taken over this practice to give it a new lease of life. The artists create in an environment made of a whole daily life : children, pets, cooking, laughter, music… This simple life confers to their creative universe a formidable poetry, an energy able to overturn the mountains of difficulties they encounter.