Puppetry for Beginners

Puppets & Puppetry Series

Arthur, B. Allen

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01 April 2006

Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts

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Originally published in the 1930s, this is a graded sequence in puppet works, especially designed for use in schools, giving a sound start to school or home circle in puppet work. The art of making simple puppets, stage and scenery, of producing simple puppet plays, is thoroughly examined. The book is extensively illustrated with diagrams and examples. Contents Include STAGE ONE: Why Puppetry The Significance of Puppetry How to Make a Glove Puppet Simple Glove Puppets Various forms of Cut-outs A Puppet Finger in a Plastic Material Puppets from Waste Scenery and Design A Brief History of Puppetry The Puppet Teaches Nemo-A Puppet Play STAGE TWO: The Puppet in Terms of Manipulation, Shape and Movement Jumping-Jack Puppies A Simple Puppet A Simple Jointed Puppet How to Make a Puppet Head Scenery and Design Types of Theatres Ecce Signum A Simple Puppet Play STAGE THREE: 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 and Legs How to Make the Body of the Puppet Controls Storing the Puppet The Stage Parts of a Stage Lighting Proportions of the Human Body The Sacred Flame-A Simple Puppet Play

By: Arthur B. Allen
Imprint: Read Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 140mm, Width: 10mm, Spine: 216mm
Weight: 246g
ISBN: 9781406799194
ISBN 10: 140679919X
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 01 April 2006
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active