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.

Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry (Dover Craft Books)

Engler, Larry

Fijan, Carol

Humor & Entertainment

Dover Publications

Book by Engler, Larry, Fijan, Carol

Making puppets come alive: A method of learning and teaching hand puppetry

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

David and Charles

Basic puppetry techniques are illustrated and explained together with ways to construct simple puppets and stages

Making Puppets Come Alive

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Taplinger Pub. Co

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