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

by Claudia Orenstein

Overview

Drawing on the author’s two decades of seeing, writing on, and teaching about puppetry from a critical perspective, this book offers 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 international contemporary performing object experimentation to the wealth of Asian puppet traditions, as it illustrates the ways performing objects can create and structure meaning and the dramaturgical interplay between puppets, performers, and language onstage.

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000918427
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/21/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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