Making Simple Marionettes

Making Simple Marionettes
Author: John Roberts
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2019-01-21
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1785005189

Marionettes are loved by puppeteers and audiences for what they can do on stage, but they can be challenging to design, make and perform. This beautiful book clearly explains the process from making the puppets to putting them on strings and bringing them alive. Detailed step-by-step instructions are given to make three marionettes - a walking bird, a dancer and a wooden man - each using different tools and materials, with progressively trickier techniques. Written by a leading puppeteer, it celebrates the art of the marionette. This book includes a showcase of marionettes from around the world to illustrate the variety, and richness of this ancient art which are superbly illustrated by 247 colour images with step-by-step instructions.

Indian Puppets

Indian Puppets
Author: Sampa Ghosh
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 817017435X

Puppetry Originated In India And Travelled Across The Seven Seas To The Eastern And Western World As Vouched By Many Scholars. Puppets Dated Back To A Period Well Before Bharata S Natya Shastra And Have Continued Unabated Throughout The Centuries In Almost All Indian States. Puppetry Is One Enduring Form, Which Has Entertained Masses And Educated People. The Famous Puppeteers Of Rajasthan Are Really Acrobats, Who Only Put On Puppet Shows When They Move Out Of Villages. These And A Thousand Other Scintillating Facts Come Out Of This Exciting Book For The Reader S Entertainment And Elucidation. Puppets Are By No Means For Only Children, -- As The Puppeteers Of Orissa Sing And Dance About The Romantic Love Of Radha And Krishna, And Keralan Puppets Narrate Kathakali Stories In The Same Make-Up And Costumes.The Book Aims At Giving A Connected Account Of The Indian Puppets: Their Variety, Their Multiple Functions, Their Craft, Their Animation And Their Connections With Other Related Arts In Five Separate Parts. The Book Also Contains For The First Time In Any Book On Puppetry -- Four Important Appendices: Museums In India Containing Puppets, Directory Of Indian Puppeteers, Global Bibliography On Puppets And A Relevant Glossary. The World Of Indian Puppets Is Seen In Vivid Colours With Scores Of Coloured Photographs And Many Line-Drawings And Half-Tone Pictures --- In Their Many-Sided Splendour: Variety Of The Glove, Rod, String, Shadow, And Human Puppets And A Myriad Background Stories Of The Puppet-Masters And Their Imaginative Landscape Of Free Creativity.

Engineering Design and Analysis in the Art of Wayang Kulit

Engineering Design and Analysis in the Art of Wayang Kulit
Author: Gea O.F Parikesit
Publisher: UGM PRESS
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 6023862675

This book is divided into three main parts and an epilogue. The first part of the book provides a context for the readers to understand the underlying background of our work. Chapter 1 gives a brief overview about wayang kulit, whereas second chapter introduces the field of digital humanities that has particularly touched the art of wayang kulit. The second part of the book is focused on the engineering design in wayang kulit, particularly related to the methods we developed to display 3D shadow images. The third chapter qualitatively explains the phenomenon of colour-based stereoscopic shadows, which form the basis of 3D shadow images. In the fourth chapter we start to describe quantitatively the optical methods to synthesize the 3D shadow images. In the fifth chapter, we share our experiences from two art exhibitions, i.e. the Jogja ArtWeeks in 2015 and the 'Wayang and New Technology' in Tembi Rumah Budaya in 2016. The sixth chapter explores the quantitative methods to digitally synthesize the 3D shadow images, which opens up new possibilities in art performances, where dhalangs can combine real and virtual 3D shadow images. The third part of the book is focused on the engineering analysis in wayang kulit. In the seventh chapter, we start with the analysis of the puppet shapes. Afterwards, in the eighth chapter we use the 3D shadow images described in Chapters 3–6 to quantitatively measure the pose of the puppets. The same method can also be extended to analyse the puppet movements, which is explained in the ninth chapter. This quantitative analysis of the puppet movements is a continuation of the research pioneered by Prof. Roger A. Long in 1979, on the puppet movements in the Ngayogyakarta wayang kulit. Meanwhile, in the tenth chapter, we analyse the audiovisual patterns in wayang kulit performances. These patterns may become relevant, not only for engineers who are interested in developing interactive artworks, but also for scholars in the field of digital humanities who are interested to investigate the change of wayang kulit performances over space and time. [UGM Press, UGM, Gadjah Mada University Press]

Introduction to Puppetry Arts

Introduction to Puppetry Arts
Author: Cheralyn Lambeth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2019-11-13
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0429810334

Introduction to Puppetry Arts shares the history, cultures, and traditions surrounding the ancient performance art of puppetry, along with an overview of puppet construction and performance techniques used around the world. From its earliest beginnings in the ancient Middle East and Asia, through its representations in Medieval/Renaissance Europe, up until its modern-day appearances in theatre, television, and film, this book offers a thorough overview of how this fascinating art form originated and evolved. It also includes easy-to-follow instructions on how to create puppets for performance and display and an in-depth resource list and bibliography for further research and information. Written for students in puppetry arts and stagecraft courses, Introduction to Puppetry Arts offers a comprehensive look at this enduring craft and provides a starting point for creating a wide range of puppets, from marionettes and hand puppets to mascots and character costumes.

Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet
Author: Eve Harms
Publisher: Eve Harms
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2020-06-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

I'm blacking out and waking up in dangerous places, not knowing what I've done. And going to goth clubs, creepy rich guy parties, and experimental music shows with my formerly possessed, amnesiac roommate isn't helping the situation much. Yea, I'm partying, but I swear I'm not doing any drugs—that's not why I'm passing out—I stick to a couple of good ol' cheap, American beers. I am starting to worry that something is very wrong with me, though. And the trouble I'm getting into during my blackouts is getting more and more extreme. I'm lucky I haven't been jailed... yet. After battling evil spirits and traveling to hell dimensions, is your girl Kendra finally starting to crack? Well, if witnessing the unique train wreck that's my life is the kind of thing that gets you off, you're gonna want to read my blog. Shadow Puppet is the third and final book in the Kendra Temples: The Demonic Diaries series (but not the last Kendra Temples book!). Book 1 is available for free on Kobo. Praise for The Demonic Diaries "With The Demonic Diaries, author Eve Harms gifts us with gothic fiction befitting our doomed 21st century. Cool, smartly-researched lore and a protagonist who, try as she might, can't stay out of supernatural trouble, Eve's series promises fun and delivers it." - Lucas Mangum, Splatterpunk Award-nominated author of Saint Sadist & Gods of the Dark Web. "A fun series - Kendra's quirky narrative voice makes the pages fly by, and Eve Harms makes the most of intensive, enthralling research. Compulsively readable - demons and possession with a side of humor." - Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and co-host of Ink Heist Podcast

Sensory Theatre

Sensory Theatre
Author: Tim Webb
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2022-08-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1000631419

Sensory Theatre: How to Make Interactive, Inclusive, Immersive Theatre for Diverse Audiences by a Founder of Oily Cart is an accessible step-by-step guide to creating theatre for inclusive audiences, such as young people on the autism spectrum or affected by other neuro-divergent conditions and children under two. Conventional theatre relies on seeing and hearing to involve its audience; sensory theatre harnesses the power of five or more senses to address its participants who have different ways of relating to the world around them. This book is an insightful history of Oily Cart and its pioneering development of work for the very young, including Baby Theatre, and for neuro-divergent audiences including those on the autism spectrum. It gives a clear introduction to the fundamental concepts of this theatre, suggests a host of practical techniques drawn from over forty years of experience, and describes some of Oily Cart’s most radical innovations, including theatre on trampolines, in hydrotherapy pools, and with flying audiences in the company of aerial artists. The book also includes copious photos from the Oily Cart’s archives and links to videos examples of the company’s work. Readers will learn how to: Research the intended audience while not being led astray by labels. Create a welcoming, immersive sensory space in classrooms, nurseries, school halls, and playgrounds. Devise sensory stories that can be adapted to suit different audiences. Recruit, audition, cast, and run rehearsals. Ensure that the production is truly sensory and interactive. Written for Theatre for Young Audiences, Drama in Education, and specialized Applied Theatre courses, as well as educators and theatre practitioners interested in creating inclusive, interactive productions, Sensory Theatre offers a goldmine of ideas for making work that connects with audiences who can be the hardest to reach.

Scroll Paintings of Bengal

Scroll Paintings of Bengal
Author: Amitabh SenGupta
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2012-06-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 147721383X

Th e art of vernacular painting in India is not only varied and rich but also intriguing for several reasons. With such observations the book addresses certain issues, like the validity of the historical information on Indian Art that excludes vernacular trends. The information on vernacular art in India has either been ignored such as in ancient literary discourses or inadvertently misconstrued within the theoretical purviews of modern days. If the hierarchy of the Hindu caste system has marginalised the culture of the lower rung groups, the lexicon of twentieth century anthropological studies has seen this art as material evidence of undeveloped societies; both creating the same value: to be patronised but not ‘art’. Can art be weighed on a scale of development? Arguments have been developed within the specifi c focus on scroll paintings by the itinerant painter bards in Bengal. Th e bardic tradition has been known to exist in India since a pre-Christian era and still continues within two vibrant trends of vernacular art forms – Bangla and Santhal pat. Th e book redefi nes and repositions the notion of art with contemporary folk art. As the picture Plates are self-evident, the book draws attention on a world of art that has not been present in Indian Art History.

Shadow Play

Shadow Play
Author: Rahimidin Zahari
Publisher: ITBM
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2013
Genre: Puppet theater
ISBN: 9674300023

Shadow Puppets in Color

Shadow Puppets in Color
Author: Louise Cochrane
Publisher: Plays
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1972
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Three traditional shadow plays accompany directions for making shadow puppets in color and a shadow theater.