Forms of Puppets

Autor(es): TOMÁNEK, Alois
Título: Forms of Puppets
Publicação: Praha: AMU - Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Theater Faculty, Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre, 2006
ISBN: 80-7331-079-1
Assunto(s): Marionetas -- Construção

Índice | Table of Contents | Table des Matières

Introduction – 1
How to use this book – 3
I. The transformation of the puppet - 5
II. Puppets in the classical puppet theatre – 9
(A) Puppets operated from bellow - 11
1. Hand puppets – 12
2. Rod puppets – 21
3. Rod operated puppets – 24
Theatre spaces for puppets operated from bellow – 30
(B) Puppets operated from above – 35
1. Rod marionettes – 36
2. Marionettes on strings – 38
Theatre spaces for puppets operated from above – 30
(C) Puppets operated from behind – 57
1. Mannequins – 58
2. Shadow puppets – 61
(D) Other types of puppets – 63
(E) Puppets using combined techniques of manipulation – 71
(F) Appendages – 72
a) Heads – 74
(b) Bodies and torsos – 88
(c) Legs and feet – 91
(d) Arms and hands – 94
(e) Materials, joints, controls – 101
III. The puppet and the action – 109
IV. Non-figurative puppets – 119
V. Tools and instruments – 127
Scenographic tools for creating space for puppet productions – 128
(A) Size (proportion) - 130
(B) Stage lighting - 134
(C)Stage design - 137
(D)Sight lines of the spectator – 140
Creating a stage space using non-scenographic techniques – 147
Photo and image appendix – 151
Glossary of names – 211
Dictionary of facts – 215
Literature - 219