Puppets category: 54 books

This study analyzes the folkloric genres that comprise the repertoire of the marionette theater in Sicily. Here, epic, farce, saints’ lives, bandits’ lives, fairytales, Christian myth, and city legend offer the vehicles by which puppeteers comment upon, critique—perhaps even negotiate—the...

Originally published in 1916.  An entertaining book of instructions on how to acquire the art of Ventriloquism as plain and simple as possible. Contents include: Ventriloquism – Modern Ventriloquists – How to become a Ventriloquist – “Throwing” the voice – The man in the street – “Voicing”...

Costumes are an integral part of any performance, adding believability, conveying setting, or establishing the tone, a fact that is no less true when your performer is a puppet! The only book of its kind, The Well-Dressed Puppet will show you how to create costumes and accessories tailored specifically...

Aletha was a warm hearted woman, fondly remembered by the many people touched by her encouragement, her warm smile and her sense of humor. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was also viewed as a valued friend and prayer warrior. She loved each of the young puppeteers in "God Squad", and had...

The Routledge Companion to Puppetry and Material Performance offers a wide-ranging perspective on how scholars and artists are currently re-evaluating the theoretical, historical, and theatrical significance of performance that embraces the agency of inanimate objects. This book...

This work includes a brief history of skyscrapers as well as chapters on elevators and communications, facades and facing, mechanical and electrical systems, forces of nature, and much more.

You were born with a creative spark inside. Do you look at yourself now and wonder if the spark has gone out? Ignite that inner fire with the 30 engaging exercises, fun activities, inspirational images, and motivating ideas in this book. Learn what your Little Spark of creative passion looks like,...

This early work is a fascinating read for entertainment enthusiasts. Thoroughly recommended for the bookshelf of the amateur or professional ventriloquist it contains a wealth of information that is still useful and practical today. Contents Include: So You Want To Be a Ventriloquist, From Witchcraft...

Women and Puppetry is the first publication dedicated to the study of women in the field of puppetry arts. It includes critical articles and personal accounts that interrogate specific historical moments, cultural contexts, and notions of "woman" on and off stage. Part I, "Critical Perspective,"...

Shadows of Empire explores Javanese shadow theater as a staging area for negotiations between colonial power and indigenous traditions. Charting the shifting boundaries between myth and history in Javanese Mahabharata and Ramayana tales, Laurie J. Sears reveals what happens when these stories move...

DES PREMIERS FILMS Pathé aux écrans numériques, la marionnette a connu une vie filmique à éclipses, surgissant soudain et par éclats chez les plus grands, de Chaplin à Roberto Benigni, de Renoir et Bergman à Spielberg, Kitano et Tim Burton. Longtemps confinée dans l’animation, elle connaît...

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