Author: Mervyn Millar
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781848425460
Category : Puppet plays
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A practical, accessible and inspiring guide to using puppetry in theatre--the perfect entry point for anyone looking to use puppets in their productions, to explore what puppets can do, or to develop their puppetry skills. Written by an experienced theatre and puppetry director, Mervyn Millar's Puppetry: How to Do Itfocuses on the performer and the craft of bringing any puppet to life. No puppet-making is required to use this book: starting just with simple objects, it lays out the skills required to unlock a puppet's limitless potential for expression and connection with an audience. Inside you'll discover fifty practical, easy-to-follow exercises - for use in a group or on your own - to develop elements of the craft, build confidence and help you improve your puppetry through play and improvisation. Also included are sections on different types of puppet, thinking about how the puppeteer is presented on stage and how to direct and devise puppet performances. Ideal for actors and performers, for directors and designers, and for teachers and students of all ages and levels of experience, this book will demystify the art of puppetry, and help you become more confident and creative with all kinds of puppets and objects on stage.
Puppetry: How to Do It
Author: Mervyn Millar
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781848425460
Category : Puppet plays
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A practical, accessible and inspiring guide to using puppetry in theatre--the perfect entry point for anyone looking to use puppets in their productions, to explore what puppets can do, or to develop their puppetry skills. Written by an experienced theatre and puppetry director, Mervyn Millar's Puppetry: How to Do Itfocuses on the performer and the craft of bringing any puppet to life. No puppet-making is required to use this book: starting just with simple objects, it lays out the skills required to unlock a puppet's limitless potential for expression and connection with an audience. Inside you'll discover fifty practical, easy-to-follow exercises - for use in a group or on your own - to develop elements of the craft, build confidence and help you improve your puppetry through play and improvisation. Also included are sections on different types of puppet, thinking about how the puppeteer is presented on stage and how to direct and devise puppet performances. Ideal for actors and performers, for directors and designers, and for teachers and students of all ages and levels of experience, this book will demystify the art of puppetry, and help you become more confident and creative with all kinds of puppets and objects on stage.
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9781848425460
Category : Puppet plays
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A practical, accessible and inspiring guide to using puppetry in theatre--the perfect entry point for anyone looking to use puppets in their productions, to explore what puppets can do, or to develop their puppetry skills. Written by an experienced theatre and puppetry director, Mervyn Millar's Puppetry: How to Do Itfocuses on the performer and the craft of bringing any puppet to life. No puppet-making is required to use this book: starting just with simple objects, it lays out the skills required to unlock a puppet's limitless potential for expression and connection with an audience. Inside you'll discover fifty practical, easy-to-follow exercises - for use in a group or on your own - to develop elements of the craft, build confidence and help you improve your puppetry through play and improvisation. Also included are sections on different types of puppet, thinking about how the puppeteer is presented on stage and how to direct and devise puppet performances. Ideal for actors and performers, for directors and designers, and for teachers and students of all ages and levels of experience, this book will demystify the art of puppetry, and help you become more confident and creative with all kinds of puppets and objects on stage.
Puppetry for Beginners (Puppets & Puppetry Series)
Author: Arthur B. Allen
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1444659952
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This antiquarian volume contains an introductory guide to puppetry, including complete instructions for making your own puppet, information on performing, handy hints and tips, and much more. This accessible and novice-friendly guide contains everything a prospective puppeteer needs to know about his art, and is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: “How to Begin”, “The Points of a Puppet”, “How to Make a Puppet Head”, “How to make the Arms”, “How to Make the Hands”, “How to make the Feet”, “How to make the Body of the Puppet”, “Controls”, “Storing the Puppet”, “The Stage”, “Parts of a Stage”, etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1444659952
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This antiquarian volume contains an introductory guide to puppetry, including complete instructions for making your own puppet, information on performing, handy hints and tips, and much more. This accessible and novice-friendly guide contains everything a prospective puppeteer needs to know about his art, and is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: “How to Begin”, “The Points of a Puppet”, “How to Make a Puppet Head”, “How to make the Arms”, “How to Make the Hands”, “How to make the Feet”, “How to make the Body of the Puppet”, “Controls”, “Storing the Puppet”, “The Stage”, “Parts of a Stage”, etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.
Puppet Play Therapy
Author: Athena A. Drewes
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351722042
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Puppet Play Therapy is a comprehensive guidebook that describes the basic skills, techniques, and applications for selecting and working with puppets in specific types of settings and populations. Written by preeminent voices in the field, chapters offer invaluable guidance on selecting, using, and assessing puppet-based therapeutic interventions. Both beginning and experienced clinicians will also appreciate the inclusion of practical, step-by-step approaches and reproducible handouts that will aid them in their puppet play therapy sessions.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351722042
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Puppet Play Therapy is a comprehensive guidebook that describes the basic skills, techniques, and applications for selecting and working with puppets in specific types of settings and populations. Written by preeminent voices in the field, chapters offer invaluable guidance on selecting, using, and assessing puppet-based therapeutic interventions. Both beginning and experienced clinicians will also appreciate the inclusion of practical, step-by-step approaches and reproducible handouts that will aid them in their puppet play therapy sessions.
Puppets and Puppet Theatre
Author: David Currell
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847977901
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book 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.
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847977901
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book 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.
The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly
Author: Reg Down
Publisher: Trafford
ISBN: 9781412042116
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The adventures of Tiptoes Lightly, who lives in an acorn high up in the branches of a Great Oak Tree.
Publisher: Trafford
ISBN: 9781412042116
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The adventures of Tiptoes Lightly, who lives in an acorn high up in the branches of a Great Oak Tree.
Theatre-Rites
Author: Liam Jarvis
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429786182
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Theatre-Rites are regarded as pioneers in the field of object-led and site-specific performance, creating ground-breaking work for family audiences since 1995. This book marks the company’s 25th anniversary, offering the first in-depth exploration of artistic director Sue Buckmaster’s visionary practice, in which anything can be animated. This book draws on original research, including five years of in-depth interviews between its authors, images from Theatre-Rites’ archive and Buckmaster’s private collection, detailed observations from the company’s professional training workshops and personal reflections on past productions. A timely and compelling advocacy for the importance of high-quality experimental arts provision for young audiences is made, distilling learning from decades of the company’s professional activities to motivate and empower the next generation of object-led theatre-makers. Theatre-Rites: Animating Puppets, Objects and Sites is an invaluable resource for any puppeteer, actor, dancer, visual artist, poet or student interested in expanding their understanding of how to incorporate puppetry and/or symbolic objects as metaphors in their work.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429786182
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Theatre-Rites are regarded as pioneers in the field of object-led and site-specific performance, creating ground-breaking work for family audiences since 1995. This book marks the company’s 25th anniversary, offering the first in-depth exploration of artistic director Sue Buckmaster’s visionary practice, in which anything can be animated. This book draws on original research, including five years of in-depth interviews between its authors, images from Theatre-Rites’ archive and Buckmaster’s private collection, detailed observations from the company’s professional training workshops and personal reflections on past productions. A timely and compelling advocacy for the importance of high-quality experimental arts provision for young audiences is made, distilling learning from decades of the company’s professional activities to motivate and empower the next generation of object-led theatre-makers. Theatre-Rites: Animating Puppets, Objects and Sites is an invaluable resource for any puppeteer, actor, dancer, visual artist, poet or student interested in expanding their understanding of how to incorporate puppetry and/or symbolic objects as metaphors in their work.
Puppet Mania!
Author: John Kennedy
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581803723
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the amazing world of puppetry. Learn how to make 13 cool puppets, then bring your creations to life.
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581803723
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the amazing world of puppetry. Learn how to make 13 cool puppets, then bring your creations to life.
Make Your Own Puppets & Puppet Theaters
Author: Carolyn Carreiro
Publisher: Ideals Publications
ISBN: 9780824967703
Category : Puppet making
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides instructions for making a variety of puppets, including where to find materials and how to get started.
Publisher: Ideals Publications
ISBN: 9780824967703
Category : Puppet making
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides instructions for making a variety of puppets, including where to find materials and how to get started.
Dear Mrs. LaRue
Author:
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439206634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439206634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.
The Art of the Puppet
Author: Bil Baird
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A famous puppeteer gives a fascinating introduction to his art.
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A famous puppeteer gives a fascinating introduction to his art.