Puppetry
Subtitle: a reader in theatre practice
By: Penny Francis
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer; Red Globe Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780230232723; 9780230232730
Subjects: PERFORMING ARTS / Puppets & Puppetry; Puppet theater; PERFORMING ARTS / General
Description: "Theatregoers are increasingly aware of the growing use of object and figure animation throughout the performing arts. Puppetry offers engaging contemporary perspectives on this universal art-form. It provides an account of puppetry's different facets, from its demands and techniques through its uses and abuses to its history and philosophy. "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: Approach; title: Related Arts; title: Techniques; title: In Performance; title: Dramaturgy; title: Aesthetics; title: History; title: Conclusion.