The puppeteer uses movements of his hands, arms, or control devices such as rods or strings to move the body, head, limbs, and in some cases the mouth and eyes of the puppet. Through the 1980s and 1990s, he acted as teacher, director, critic, and consultant to countless puppeteers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the complete book of puppetry dover craft books. Puppetry bibliographies resources for scholars research. This inspirational book will provide an invaluable manual for students, teachers and parents alike. Complete instruction manual on puppetry technique, running a puppet troupe, writing scripts, developing character voices a college level overview of the ins and outs of modern rod arm puppetry. The complete book of puppetry ebook por george latshaw. Expert guide explains how to construct several types of puppets and presents exercises for developing distinctive voices and learning puppet movement. Currell, david 1986 the complete book of puppet theatre. Fill out the form on this page or call us at 4048815117 for more information.
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