Reading the Puppet Stage
Reflections on the Dramaturgy of Performing Objects
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2023
188 pages
978-1-000-91838-0 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on the author's two decades of seeing, writing on, and teaching about puppetry from a critical perspective, this book offers a collection of insights into how we watch, understand, and appreciate puppetry.
Reading the Puppet Stage uses examples from a broad range of puppetry genres, from Broadway shows and the Muppets to the rich field of international contemporary performing object experimentation to the wealth of Asian puppet traditions, as it illustrates the ways performing objects can create and structure meaning and the dramaturgical interplay between puppets, performers, and language onstage.
An introductory approach for students, critics, and artists, this book underlines where significant artistic concerns lie in puppetry and outlines the supportive networks and resources that shape the community of those who make, watch, and love this ever-developing art.
Reading the Puppet Stage uses examples from a broad range of puppetry genres, from Broadway shows and the Muppets to the rich field of international contemporary performing object experimentation to the wealth of Asian puppet traditions, as it illustrates the ways performing objects can create and structure meaning and the dramaturgical interplay between puppets, performers, and language onstage.
An introductory approach for students, critics, and artists, this book underlines where significant artistic concerns lie in puppetry and outlines the supportive networks and resources that shape the community of those who make, watch, and love this ever-developing art.
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Winner of the Nancy Staub Publications Award 2024.More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3 Line drawings, black and white; 24 Halftones, black and white; 27 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-91838-0 (9781000918380)
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Person
Claudia Orenstein is Professor of Theatre at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, USA.
Content
Introduction 1. A Puppet Being and a Puppet Doing 2. The Dramaturgy is in the Object 3. The Image Aspect of the Puppet 4. Humans and Objects 5. Notes on Sounds and Words Conclusion: Choices We Made
