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History 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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Puppets

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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Creating fun puppets from everyday objects!

Create your own puppets with found objects and a little creativity! From cleaning supplies to garden tools, any item can become a puppet - fun for teachers, parents, and puppeteers. The learning process creates a natural lesson, and you can use the theme to further develop your own educational (or just entertaining) shows!

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America'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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Vietnamese Water Puppetry

Yes, there is puppetry performed on water surface. Water puppetry is a traditional Vietnamese performing art. It was probably thought up first as a ritual praying for successful crops, but then became common entertainment. Now it is a cultural treasure of the country. This hub provides an overview of this art.

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History of Puppets and Puppetry

Some puppets are termed differently from all the other types such as the marionettes. Marionettes are still puppets just like the hand puppet, glove puppet and the finger puppet. The marionettes are...

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Best Tricks in Puppetry

Do you know what puppets are? Do you know where they came from? Puppets are inanimate objects that can be used as toys, decorations, collectibles, stress relievers, entertainment and many more. They...

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LOVE 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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Polymer Push Mold Doll Faces Tutorial

I always wanted to make my own doll faces but I thought it would be way too hard. The project intimidated me. One day I picked up a bunch of flesh toned Sculpey (Polymer Clay) with the intention of making my...

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ventriloquism for dummies : How to be a Ventriloquist

The first thing most people think about when they think about ventriloquism is a guy sitting on a stool on stage with a puppet on his lap joking back and forth together. While this sounds very basic, it can be highly entertaining when done with skill, especially if the ventriloquist is a good actor and can really make the character "come to life".

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