History
of Puppets
From Sunny Bunny Web Site
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everything Sunny Bunny has to offer for kids.
Canadian
Museum of Civilizations- Strings, Springs and Finger Things.
This collection, given to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in 1994,
highlights the development of puppetry in Ontario, but also includes puppets
from a range of cultures.
Puppets
from Mali Bozo
and Bamana people. Bamana
Animal puppets- Brighton & Hove Virtual Museum.
Japanese
Art of Bunraku- History, puppets and puppeteers, and music.
This web page is a part of research on the Japanese Art of Bunraku by
students in Dr. David Huffman's Sociology 306 Culture of Japan class
(Bridgewater College, VA).
Introduction
to Bunraku -
Bunraku puppet theater, which is the most refined form of
puppetry in the world, is a combination of three skills:Puppet manipulation,
joruri recitation and shamisen music, each of which requires many years of
training to master. See how the puppets are made and how they move!
History
of Bunraku
- an introduction from the Puppetry Home Page, Stagecraft Productions (no
images).
Puppets
in India - from puppet festival 2003. (The video button didn't work for
me)
Japanese
Karakuri
Puppets It was in the 18th century, halfway through the Edo period, that
Japan saw the debut of puppets, called "karakuri-ningyo," with
mechanisms fitted inside that made them move by themselves. Wikipedia
article
Puppetry
Home Page: Puppet Traditions around the World - edited by Chito Lapena.
Links for China, Costa Rica, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,
Philippines, Taiwan, Turkey, United States and Great Britain. See what all
the Puppet Home Page
has to offer.
Wayang
Golek Theater - Java - Indonesian
textiles and puppets
Shadows
and Strings- Puppets around the World - pdf file from Bruce Museum
Shadow
Plays and Shadow Puppets
Integrating
Language Skill through Shadow Plays - Language
Arts lesson using folk tales.
How
to Make Shadow Puppets
- from Sagecraft.com. Shadow puppets are among the oldest puppets in the
world. You'll need a special stage to show your puppets and a light source. Make
a Shadow Puppet Theater Easy
How to - puppets and stage
Playing
with Shadows: An Introduction to Shadow Puppetry - site by Kennedy
Center - ArtsEdge. Site is designed to introduce American children to this Asian art form of Chinese Shadow Puppetry. Learn
about how the puppets are made, how the shadows are cast using the screen and lighting, as well as typical stories and characters
that have reoccurred in puppet shows for hundreds of years.
Shadow
Puppets- "Devising Celebrations"- from Charles Stuart University
Make
a Shadow Puppet Theater
- using a cardboard box
The
World of Puppets- K-12 Web Resources and lesson plans (Many of the links
are broken. Use links above for the Bunraku Puppets and the Canadian Museum
of Civilizations site)
Peoples
of the World- Shadow Puppets
From the German Leather Museum See more
interesting world crafts in the collection.
Discover
Indonesia:
The Indonesian shadow puppets. (Good site!)
Wayang kulit
in Central Java is probably one of the oldest
continuous traditions of storytelling in the world, and certainly among the
most highly developed.
Bali
& Beyond Bali &
Beyond is a performing arts company inspired by the cultures of Indonesia.
Music, theatre and more. See Alice
in the Shadows
Turkish
Shadow Theater- Include origins, parts of the play and images.
Traditional
Turkish Shadow Puppet Play Learn about the four traditions of theater in
Turkey - "folk theatre tradition", the "popular theatre
tradition", the "court theatre tradition", and the
"western theatre tradition".
Greek
Shadow Theater Brief explanation
and image.
Java-
Puppets from the Past- brief information with image
Puppetry
sites and activity pages
Devices
of Wonder New from Getty! Exhibition
explores how optical devices and technologies have shaped our perception of
the world, and teaches us about our social, scientific, and visual
histories. Play with the games, scientific instruments, and optical devices
in the exhibition.
Puppets:
Here There and Everywhere - Detailed lesson plans from Children's Museum
of Indianapolis. For grades K-3 (adaptable to higher grades).
The
World of Puppets
This site has many links to puppet sites around the world (some
links are broken). Lesson plan included.
Center
for Puppetry Arts - one of the largest organizations in the United
States dedicated to the art of puppetry. Be sure to check the museum for
puppets from around the world. Watch the video, too. See Powers
of Wonder - permanent Collection.
Lesson
Plan: Rod Puppets of Mali Art and Life in Africa Project - University of
Iowa. See
examples of Bamana puppets.
See this Antelope Puppet
of the Bamana/Bozo
Puppeteers/Puppetry
from Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Lists notable puppeteers.
The
Puppetry Home Page
is produced by Rose Sage of Sagecraft
Productions and Nick Barone of puppetbuilder.com.
The Puppetry Home Page is a free resource for the puppetry community.
The
Puppeteers' Cooperative Home Page
Links to "how-to" pages, designs, patterns and more!
Puppetry Home Page
Sunnie Bunnies.
Lots of fun things to do for children- from making the stage and puppet designs
to ideas for claymation. Brief
history
Twin
Cities Puppeteers
-- Has
resources and Web links. Check the gallery!
Guide
to Puppetry- Rainbow Puppets
Explains about types of puppets and how to operate various puppets.
