Applied Puppetry

The Theory and Practice of Object Ecologies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Drawing on thirty years of making theatre with objects, this field-defining book maps the terrain of applied puppetry.Through a range of case studies both personal and practical, Matt Smith offers a reflective and engaging study which provides makers, thinkers and students alike with a toolkit for thinking about and making puppetry in community settings.Through eight chapters, Smith muses on the nature of creativity, explores approaches to puppetry through ecology, and considers how puppets and objects affect the act of making and – in turn – how they affect those who make, use and experience them in performance.Along the way, Applied Puppetry offers practical exercises in theatre-making, demonstrates the political power of puppetry beyond borders, and interrogates the limitations and possibilities of puppetry and object theatre in local communities, volatile contexts and difficult circumstances.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-31
Mått:162 x 242 x 18 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350279407

Utforska kategorier

Övrig scenkonst inom Kultur
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Matt Smith is Reader in Applied Theatre and Puppetry at the University of Portsmouth, UK, prior to that having spent 20 years as a community artist. During this time, he worked with schools, youth groups, children in care, special needs groups, prisons, hospitals, environmental agencies and the homeless. He has published a number of journal articles on applied puppetry.

Recensioner i media

A significant contribution to puppetry and theatre studies: a thoughtful, wide-ranging, and challenging book which achieves an impressive integration of practice and theory. Smith’s long experience in the field lends authority, honesty, and genuine reflection.

Innehållsförteckning

Notes on the textIntroduction: My Personal Context, Hands on, Broken Puppets, Objects with Objectives, Definitions, Power and Theories, Borders, Psychogeography, Waste, Ecology, Scale, Anthropomorphism and Materialism.1. Objects Speaking for Themselves: Mapping the Field of Applied Puppetry2. Thinking with Ecology: New Paradigms in Material Performance3. Thingness, Puppethood and Violence: The Materiality of Performing Objects4. Puppet Power in Intercultural Practices: Communities, Ethics and Representation.5. Plastics Talking About Plastics: Marlsite Projects and Ecological Puppetry6. Puppetry in HMP Haslar IRC: Working with Marginalised and Vulnerable Participants7. Participatory Ecologies: Toy Theatres, Kamishibai and Puppet City8. Talking to Roots: Kinship with the More than Human Envoi - Sharing Spaces with Objects: Listening, Caves, Ephemera, Popularity, Reciprocity and ChimaerasExercises Notes References Index

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