By Ishani Chatterji

The best-known Italian puppet, Pinocchio, may not be among the 165 handcrafted marionettes performing at the Emmett Robinson Theater beginning today. But with "Sleeping Beauty," the real-life Geppettos of the Carlo Colla and Sons Marionette Company have dusted off another fairy tale best known to American audiences through the Walt Disney film.

The Milan-based troupe, which dates back to the 18th century, first came to Spoleto Festival USA in 1987. Since then, it has returned with marionette performances of "Cinderella," the opera "Philemon and Baucis" and "Around the World in 80 Days."

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