Scott Cutler Shershow explores the historical relationship between puppet theater and the human stage from the Renaissance to the present. Focusing on the ways in which various modes of bourgeois discourse have used the puppet as metaphor, paradigm of theatrical performance, or symbol of subordination, he maintains that "elite" and "popular" forms of culture are inextricably linked.
Liven up programming for young children with simple fingertip stories related to reading.
Everybody's Marionette Book (Puppets and Puppetry Series)
by H.W. Whanslaw
Describes the construction of puppets and small theater stages. Also includes several plays with staging instructions.
Jim Henson's creations have inspired generations with characters that are among the world's most recognizable cultural icons. From Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and their Muppet friends to the legendary Sesame Street and Children's Television Workshop, Henson revolutionized children's educational entertainment. Combining live action and puppeteering into fantastical narratives like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, as well as the whimsical Fraggle Rock and The Storyteller, Henson transformed imagina...
Puppets allow children to identify emotionally with stories and characters. They’re also an excellent tool for learning and playing at a young age. This book provides instructions for making four types of puppets.
General instructions for making shadow puppets and scenery and staging productions, with specific directions for producing several plays such as "The Little Red Hen" and "The Emperor's New Clothes."
Describes the technique used to create such hand shadows as a moose, a running rabbit, a hissing cobra, a man shaving, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, and Fidel Castro.
Fun with Puppets and Soft Toys (Learning with Fun S.)
by Valerie Janitch
The long-lived Bread & Puppet Theater, the invention of Peter Schumann, featured epic plays carried out with large volunteer casts of puppeteers, many on stilts, who performed using mythic, often huge masks and puppets in the fields near Glover, Vermont. Simon, a photographer, and Estrin, a writer based in Burlington, Vermont, have compiled a perso
This is Volume 1, Part 1 of the Contemporary Theatre Review of 1992. It includes the proceedings of the Soviet and British Puppetry Conference which provided the informed reflections on the workings of puppet theatres within both cultures that was brought about by a cultural exchange between the Rostov State Puppet Theatre and the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre.