Reading the Puppet Stage: Reflections on the Dramaturgy of Performing Objects

ISBN-13: 9780367561475 / Angielski

Claudia Orenstein

Opis

Drawing on the author’s two decades of watching, writing, and teaching about puppetry from a critical perspective, this is a collection of insights into how we watch, understand, and appreciate puppetry.

Reading the Puppet Stage uses examples from a broad range of puppetry genres, from Broadway shows and the Muppets, to the rich field of contemporary performing object experimentation internationally, to the wealth of Asian puppet traditions, as well as the author’s own experienced perspectives on the ways performing objects can create and structure meaning. These examples are married with an understanding of the dramaturgical interplay between puppets, performers, and language.

An introductory approach for students, critics, and artists, this book underlines where significant artistic concerns lie in puppetry and outlines the supportive networks and resources that shape the community of those who make, watch, and love this ever-developing art.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. A Puppet Being and a Puppet Doing  2. The Dramaturgy is in the Object   3. The Image Aspect of the Puppet  4. Humans and Objects  5. Notes on Sounds and Words  Conclusion: Choices We Made

O autorze

Claudia Orenstein is Professor of Theatre at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, USA.