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Marionettes by Helen Fling Publisher Comments This is the complete book of marionette craft, covering every step from conception and construction to performance. More than 400 illustrations supplement easy-to-follow directions for making puppet heads and bodies, stringing marionettes on... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Puppet Puppet Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life an Essay on Uncanny Life an Essay on Uncanny Life by Kenneth Gross Publisher Comments The puppet can entertain or terrify, evoke the innocence of childhood, or become a magical entity, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. Puppets are often creepy things, inanimate while also full of spirit, alive with gesture and voice. In this... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Jim Henson: The Works: The Art, the Magic, the Imagination by Christopher Finch Publisher Comments The ultimate gift for Muppet lovers everywhere, this extraordinary tribute celebrates 40 years of Henson's creative genius--from his best-known inventions to his lesser known but equally fascinating notions for everything from designs for futuristic... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Puppetry: A World History by Eileen Blumenthal Publisher Comments - Virtually no competition - most historical overviews are by university presses, are not heavily illustrated, and are not comprehensive; or they're extremely expensive and difficult to find. - Julie Taymor, Playing with Fire is in its second edition... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Commedia Dell'arte: An Actor's Handbook by John Rudlin Publisher Comments An entertaining and highly illuminating account of Commedia's origins as a popular theatrical form, plus a practical and timely step-by-step guide to using commedia techniques in performance. <BR>This title available in eBook format. Click here for... (read more) List Price $53.75 Your price: $26.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets by Jennifer C. Garlen Publisher Comments By the end of its five-year run on television, The Muppet Show had transformed its motley cast of characters from mere fistfuls of felt to true multi-media celebrities. Sophisticated and highly individuated, each of the Muppets nonetheless embodied a... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $23.12 Google eBooks - Electronic
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New Directions in Ancient Pantomime by Edith Hall Publisher Comments "The study discusses all the key ancient sources for pantomime, and includes an appendix of selected source texts with translations keyed to the essays. It also prints a newly updated English translation of Jacob of Sarugh's Homilies on the Spectacles of... (read more) List Price $155.00 Your price: $143.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Mime, Music and Drama on the Eighteenth-Century Stage: The Ballet D'Action by Edward Nye Publisher Comments The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was to create drama. It was danced drama rather than... (read more) Your price: $99.00 New - Hardcover
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Karagiozis: Culture & Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater by Linda S. Myrsiades Publisher Comments Karagiozis - a form of comic folk drama employing stock puppet figures - was immensely popular in Greece until recent years, when newer forms of entertainment have virtually eclipsed it. Derived from ancient Byzantine and Greek sources, it takes its name... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $31.06 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Puppetry: A Reader in Theatre Practice (Readers in Theatre Practices) by Penny Francis Publisher Comments Theatregoers are increasingly aware of the growing use of object and figure animation throughout the performing arts. Puppetry offers engaging contemporary perspectives on this universal art-form. It provides an account of puppetry's different... (read more) Your price: $94.25 New - Hardcover
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The Victorian Marionette Theatre (Studies in Theatre History and Culture) by John Mccormick Publisher Comments In this fascinating and colorful book, researcher and performer John McCormick focuses on the marionette world of Victorian Britain between its heyday after 1860 and its waning years from 1895 to 1914. Situating the rich and diverse puppet theatre in the... (read more) Your price: $30.25 New - Trade Paper 
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The Woman Behind the Blue Curtain by Pat Reddekopp Synopsis Aletha was a warm hearted woman, fondly remembered by the many people touched by her encouragement, her warm smile and her sense of humor. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was also viewed as a valued friend and prayer warrior. She loved each... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Lazzi : the Comic Routines of the Commedia Dell'arte (83 Edition) by Mel (ed.) Gordon Publisher Comments "An important addition to the literature on Italian Commedia dell'Arte."-Choice This best-selling PAJ volume presents over 250 comedy routines used by commedia performers in Europe from 1550 to 1750. Includes an introduction, two complete commedia... (read more) List Price $18.25 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Puppet Programs #02: Puppet Programs by Marilyn Millikan Publisher Comments This Lillenas series continues with a treasury of short scripts by Marilyn Millikan. These excellent attention-grabbers are fine teaching tools for use with and for children in Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, children's church, anywhere kids gather.... (read more) Your price: $8.99 New - Trade Paper
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From the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau and beyond: Mimes, Actors, Pierrots, and Clowns: A Chronicle of the Many Visages of Mime in the Theatre by Annette Lust Publisher Comments One of the few studies covering the historical flow of mime from its beginnings to postmodern movement theatre, this book explores the evolution of mime and pantomime from the Greeks to the 20th Century, depicting the role of mime in dance, clowning, the... (read more) List Price $43.95 Your price: $42.30 Google eBooks - Electronic
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American Puppet Modernism: Essays on the Material World in Performance (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History) by John Bell Publisher Comments In American Puppet Modernism, Bell reveals how understanding puppetry is integral to understanding the nature of the material world in performance and in turn argues that the material world in performance is integral as a means of communication... (read more) Your price: $105.00 New - Hardcover
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The Complete Book of Puppetry by George Latshaw Publisher Comments An expert conducts readers through every stage of the puppeteer's art, including how to construct several types of puppets, developing distinctive voices for characters, and translating human body language into puppet movement. Other chapters focus... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Puppet Plays for the Holidays by Shelly Varney-bock Publisher Comments Celebrate all of your favorite holidays with these magical stories, told through enchanting puppet plays. Each will entertain both children and adults as they interact with the puppets, sing, and laugh out loud. Meet Rudolph, the No-Nose Reindeer. How... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Puppet Plays for Libraries by Deanna Baran Synopsis 20 original puppet plays designed for a one-librarian show. Plays with library cards. Plays with library books. Plays about how libraries are relevant to the everyday lives of their young patrons.... (read more) Your price: $26.25 New - Trade Paper
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Ventriloquism Made Easy by Kolby King Publisher Comments Indispensable, step-by-step guide tells absolute beginners everything they need to know to become a polished and entertaining ventriloquist, including how to develop the art of speaking without lip movement, how to perfect dialogues and special effects... (read more) Your price: $5.95 New - Trade Paper
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