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PUPPET THEATREAn Overview

When do you think puppetry began?

Where do you see puppets used today?

What are puppets?• Almost anything brought

to life by a human in front of an audience.

• The word animate means

to bring something to life through movement and action.

• Fandangoad

Kinds of Puppets

• Rod puppet• Shadow puppet• Hand puppet/ glove

puppet • Hand puppets with

moveable mouths• Marionette• Full-body puppet

Sock puppets

• Lamb Chop – Shari Lewis

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6JKinrhrfc

The Muppets

An Interview with Kermit The Frog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNX9tCRwn9c

Shadow Puppets

• Puppets that are lighted to make a silhouette

• Shadow Play – using your hands to make shadow puppets

Making shadowpuppets

• Use black paper, scissors or a exact-o knife, and popsicle sticks or drinking straws

MARIONETTES

• Manipulated by strings and a paddle or rod

Puppets on Broadway!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTOOS6ggKPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1k4G-I7doc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQyx2PWyC2I

Puppets Around the World

Vietnam

China – Shadow Puppets

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• Colorful, made of very thin leather

India - Ramayana• Shadow puppets on rods, very ornate/detailed• Stories about Rama trying to rescue his wife

Greece - Karagiozis• The karagiozis is a hunchback who tries to con people out of money by pretending to be richcharacters (a sea captian,a doctor, etc.)Shadow Puppets

Japan - Bunraku• Hand puppets in kimonos

• Three people operate the puppet – one person also speaks to make the puppets voice

• Subject matter: romantic tragedies, historic events

United Kingdom/England• Punch and Judy – hand puppets, one puppeteer

played the characters and all voices

Burma

• MarionettesControlled by an “H” shaped paddle and strings

African Puppets

• Made usually of wood, used in ceremonies and to entertain

Puppets in performance:• Lip Sync• Flipping the lid

-you can avoid doing this by using only your thumb to move the mouth

Enter & Exit – puppets enter and exit as if climbing up or down a stair case

A good way to practice your movement is to use a mirror.

A puppeteer’s voice should change depending on the puppet’s character.Be sure you can maintain the character voice throughout the performance.

Puppet shows• Scripts for puppet shows are similar to plays.

• Mounting the show – means providing accessories and equipment, such as a stage, scenery, lighting, props, sound effects, and music to a production