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Puppets and Puppet Theatre by David Currell is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is Puppets and Puppet Theatre about?
Puppets & Puppet Theatre is essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing with puppets. It concentrates on designing, making and performing with the main types of puppet, and is extensively illustrated in full colour throughout.Topics covered include: nature and heritage of puppet theatre; the anatomy of a puppet, its design and structure; materials and methods for sculpting, modelling and casting; step-by-step instructions for making glove, hand, rod and shadow puppets & marionettes; puppet control and manipulation; staging principles, stage and scenery design; principles of sound & lighting and finally, organisation of a show.
Who reads Puppets and Puppet Theatre?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- David Currell
- Publisher
- Crowood Press, Limited, The
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781861261359
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies, History, Performing Arts
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (73 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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