Making Puppets Come Alive

How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry

Larry Engler, Carol Fijan

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Dover Publications Inc.
23 January 1997

Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre

"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 - 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 - 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 we've seen."""" - The Whole Kids Catalog."

By: Larry Engler, Carol Fijan
Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9780486293783
ISBN 10: 0486293785
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 23 January 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Reviews for Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry

Geared to beginning puppeteers and to adults teaching the art to children, this offers tips on how to make hand puppets nod, clap, wave, faint, sneeze, etc. by means of appropriate finger, wrist and arm movements. There are also sample exercises in improvisation and general suggestions on the construction of felt hand puppets, mouth puppets (the type often made from old socks, though that method isn't mentioned here) and simple stages. There are none of the construction specifics found in Laura Ross' Hand Puppets (1969) and nothing here to interest the advanced student; rather this is an introductory handbook for teachers and performers who feel more comfortable when armed with printed guidance and demonstration photographs. (Kirkus Reviews)