ePub Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry (Dover Craft Books) by Larry Engler; Carol Fijan in Arts-Photography

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Unlike other performing arts; puppetry is perhaps the only art form in which directing; acting; writing; designing; sculpture; and choreography are combined. In effect; the performer is creating an artistic entertainment that will appeal to audiences of all ages mdash; in homes; in theaters; and in classrooms.This lucid; easy-to-follow book was specifically conceived to teach beginners how to bring a hand puppet to life and how; with practice; to develop the skills needed to mount an amateur puppet show mdash; complete with staging; costumes; and special effects. Award-winning puppeteers Larry Engler and Carol Fijan provide ingenious finger; wrist; and arm exercises that are crucial for creating a full working range of puppet motions and emotions. They also cover the elements of good puppet theatrical technique: speech; voice use; and synchronization; stage deportment and interactions; improvisation; dramatic conflict; role characterization; and more.Every detail is clearly explained and beautifully illustrated with photographs; specific chapters being devoted to the use of props; puppet voices and movements; the construction of simple stages and lighting effects; and much more. A splendid addition to the literature on this subject; Making Puppets Come Alive is "the best book on hand puppetry weve seen." mdash; The Whole Kids Catalog.