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79History of Puppetry
Puppet shows were a popular form of entertainment in some of the ancient Mediterranean civilizations, including those of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. After the fall of the Roman Empire, theatrical traditions were...
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77'The Dark Crystal' - Epic Fantasy from the Creator of the Muppets.
While he was most famous for his creation of the Muppets (creations which ultimately proved more than up to the task of surviving beyond the tragic passing of their creator – just look at the new Muppets movie for proof of that), Jim Henson...
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75Benefits of Puppets
There may be times that you just want someone to talk to but you just do not know where to start. There are also times when you get bored and fed up with things but you cannot express it. There is a finding...
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75Puppets
Puppets are small figures of wood or pasteboard, manipulated either by one hand (glove puppets) or by wires (marionettes) held by a concealed showman who also speaks the dialogue, changing his voice to suit different characters.
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73Puppetry Arts
The hand or glove puppet has a solid head and hands, attached to a garment in which the manipulator put his hands. Marionettes are jointed puppets usually controlled by nine strings attached to a control held by the manipulator. The usual number of joints in the body varies between six and 15, although an elaborate trick figure may have as many as 30 strings.
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74Puppets of India!
They signify a story, a play, a creative temperament, the history and tradition of ancient India; they are the Kathputli shows of India. They may be the oldest form of entertainment still prevalent in the country. A visit to some of the villages of...
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73Vietnamese Water Puppetry
A region traditionally living on rice paddys, North Vietnam has water puppetry, a traditional performing art that makes use of this setting. This hub is a short overview of this fascinating art.
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71America's Got Talent: Fighting Gravity
These frat boys prove that America's Got Talent as they have struck an artistically unique balance between several performing arts: narrative dance, black light dance and the most obscure to Americans, Buranku or Japanese puppetry.
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69LOVE THE PUPPET & PUPPETRY ! SUPPORT THIS FORM OF ART
Younger generation now has got used to jazzy entertainment which is very much hi-tech and expensive. Luxurious life has become a common sight in almost all places of the world. The old ways of people's...
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