Puppets and Puppet Theatre

Puppets and Puppet Theatre
ISBN-10
1847977901
ISBN-13
9781847977908
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2014-04-30
Publisher
Crowood
Author
David Currell

Description

Puppets & Puppet Theatre is essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing with puppets. It concentrates on designing, making and performing with the main types of puppet, and is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout.Topics covered include: nature and heritage of puppet theatre; the anatomy of a puppet, its design and structure; materials and methods for sculpting, modelling and casting; step-by-step instructions for making glove, hand, rod and shadow puppets & marionettes; puppet control and manipulation; staging principles, stage and scenery design; principles of sound & lighting and finally, organisation of a show.

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