Puppeteer

SOLONIA MEETS A FAMILY OF PUPPETEERS Solonia feels alienated and alone. Not because she is, most of the young students at the college want to be friends with her. She seems to them the kind of rebel spirit that growing people take interest in, and even though she is appears taciturn, and at times, downright brutish, this makes her all the more appealing, for she feels like they do. Besides she is handsome and well poised, and has that expression of wit, without speaking that makes her peers curious

is also, however, a further point to be considered after exposing the puppeteer to the audience, and that is the abilities of the puppeteer itself. It could be said that the puppeteer needs to be of a higher level as their actions become more visible to the audience, and as a consequence, means that good and bad puppeteering becomes more apparent. (Siegel, 1967, p.21) argues that “It is self-evident that no one can be a puppeteer without also being an actor. The difference lies only in the instrumentation

Lion King: The Musical The original Disney cartoon of a lion cub blamed for his father's death has been remade into a Broadway musical acclaimed all over the world. Seen by over twenty five million people in over 15 thousand performances this intricately designed wonder has taken over 37 thousand hours just to build the puppets and masks. Julie Taymor the director and costume designer was faced with a problem of whether to create humans or animals playing the part and she decided to make masks

If you are one of the many people who has a passion for playing video games, you may be familiar with the vocal artistry of Jan Johns without even realizing it. She has worked on some prestigious games including “Dungeons and Dragons” and “Fallout” 3 and 4. What you may not know is the backstory of this versatile actress, and I was so excited to get the recent opportunity to chat with her about her work in the industry as well as some details that have shaped her as a person and entertainer. What

Simba is innocent.      Banraku puppetry, named for Uemura Bunrakuken begun in Japan in the sixteenth century is used in this musical to let the audience concentrate on the story as well as on the skill of the puppeteers. The master puppeteer, the only one usually seen by the audience is controlling the puppet with the help of others for legs and body while a narrator tells the story. Certain gestures and movements help to achieve a certain goal and get a certain message across

A Picture of the Shadows: A Discussion of How Chiaroscuro Illustrates Remembering and Forgetting in In the Skin of a Lion In the novel, In the Skin of a Lion, Michael Ondaatje uses the motif of chiaroscuro, or the relationship between light and shadow, to illustrate the themes of remembering and forgetting. A motif is a narrative element that reoccurs throughout a narrative, an idea that has a symbolic meaning. As described by H. Porter Abbott, it is not abstract but a concrete idea, which moulds

The main idea in this study was that people are more likely to create relationships with those that are similar to them. This study focused on whether this was true for infants. It’s said that similarity is an important aspect of human interaction and influences social cognitive processes. When a person befriends someone who is similar to them, they tend to find them trustworthy, fair, and intelligent, as opposed to someone who is dissimilar to them. This study researched the significance and social

Almost all the countries around the world know what “puppetry art” is and have it as an art at their country. In Vietnam, puppetry art is one of the most popular traditional art that existed for a long time. Besides having the same kinds of puppet theatre as other countries, Vietnam also has their own unique puppet theatre called “Water puppet theatre”. So, what is “water puppet theatre”? The answer is in the name of itself, puppet theatre in water. Throughout the long history, water puppet theatre

In The Master Puppeteer, a book written by Katherine Paterson is based off on historical fiction. The story establishes three main characters: Jiro, Kinshi, and Yoshida. There is a mysterious bandit who robs the rich and gives to the poor, his name is Saburo. Two boys named Jiro and Kinshi are trying to find out who this mysterious person is. Jiro is a thirteen year-old boy who wants to master puppetry at the Hanaza. When he accompanied his dad to deliver a puppet, Yoshida, the owner of the puppet

Kubinashi sighed as he continued his morning duty. Ever since what happened last time they all decided to take duty of protecting master Rikuo from danger. He continued sweeping the floor from the mess they did last night. They were celebrating over the fact that master Rikuo is finally the supreme commander. Everyone got drunk and partied like no tomorrow. He smiled fondly of the memory when suddenly he was cut off his thought when he smelled the strong familiar scent of blood. He knew so well how