American Puppetry

Collections, History and Performance

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Puppetry has become a significant force in contemporary theatre and thousands of puppets from various cultures and time periods have been collected by scholars, enthusiasts, and curators, who wisely realized that these material images can teach us much about the societies for which they were created. This book consists of essays by the curators of the most significant puppet collections in the United States and by leading scholars in the field. In addition to the descriptive and analytical essays on the collections, the book includes an overview of American puppetry today, a history of puppetry in the United States, and essays on the theater of Julie Taymor, the Jim Henson Company, Howdy Doody's custody case, puppet conservation, and the development of virtual performance space.The fourteen collections discussed include those of the Smithsonian Institution, the Harvard University Theatre Collection, the Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Appendices provide a listing of additional puppetry collections and a filmography of puppetry at the New York Public Library Donnell Media Center. The work concludes with a bibliography and index and is illustrated with many beautiful photographs of puppeteers and puppets on display and in performance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-09-28
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:334
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786418961

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Mer om författaren

Phyllis T. Dircks is a professor of English at Long Island University in Greenvale, New York. A specialist in contemporary American drama, she lives in Huntington, New York.

Recensioner i media

“recommended”—Choice; “A wonderful new research guide and reference for the theatre historian and puppetry aficionado. American Puppetry: Collections, History, Performance not only lists and describes the major puppet-related collections located throughout the United States, but also explores the lives and histories of American puppetry’s most innovative and dynamic practitioners. This book’s essays provide the perfect springboard into deeper research of the unique and always fascinating history of puppet theatre. I heartily recommend it.”—Puppeteer Phillip Huber.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsForeword Introduction PART I. AMERICAN PUPPETRY TODAY AND YESTERDAYA Snapshot of Puppeteers of the United States and Canada A Short View of American Puppetry PART II. SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONSPuppetry and Related Materials in the Harvard Theatre Collection Asian Puppets at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History The Center for Puppetry Arts Museum Collection The Bread & Puppet Theater Company Collection Puppets and “The Iconography of Drama”: The BranderMatthews Collection at Columbia University The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry Collection Paul McPharlin and Puppetry at the Detroit Institute of Arts The Bil Baird World of Puppets at the Charles H. MacNider Museum The Puppet Collection of the American Museum of Natural History The Burr Tillstrom Collection and Archives at the Chicago Historical Society The Marionette Theatre of Peter Arnott at Harvard University The Lou Harrison Collection: Music and Puppetry East to West The Dwiggins Marionettes at the Boston Public Library The Puppet Collection of the National Museum of American History PART III. PUPPETRY IN ACTION“Bringing Together Man and Nature”: The Theater of Julie Taymor Exhibitions and Collections of the Jim Henson Company Howdy Doody in the Courtroom: A Puppet Custody Case The Fundamentals of Marionette Care Puppetry in Cyberspace: Developing Virtual Performance Spaces Appendix A: Selected Additional Puppetry Collections Appendix B: Films and Videos on Puppetry at the Donnell Media Center of the New York Public Library Selected Bibliography About the Contributors Index