A Reference Guide to Puppetry Including Forms of a Puppet, Notable Puppeteers, and a List of Theaters and Museums

By: Dantz, Gabrielle

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This book is a brief overview of puppetry. It provides a survey of various forms of puppets and puppetry including bunrakus, hand puppets, marionettes, ventriloquism, water puppetry, pelham puppets, and many others. Readers will also learn about the lives and works of some notable puppeteers including Tony Sarg, Bil Baird, Jim Henson, Julie Taymor, Ronnie Burkett, Willie Tyler, and many others. Finally, a list of puppet theaters and museums are also featured including Bread and Puppet, Spiral Q theaters, Lubeck Museum of Theater Puppets, and others.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1276216327
• ISBN13: 9781276216326
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"