Throughout our devising
process we have been playing with the idea of puppetry and telling stories with
both puppets and physical theatre. We started with using random objects as
puppets but later in the process we decided; although using objects as puppets
is effective, it wasn’t the style of show we were trying to achieve. After
losing the idea of using objects as puppets we explored the use of actual
puppets, this proved to be a useful and effective technique. A good example of
a devising puppet group are Handspring Puppet Company, their use of puppets to
create a narrative and clear message I feel helped shape the piece so far. A
good case of puppet use in a show is the Handsprings production of Midsummers
Night Dream; within this piece most characters are puppets but there are also
actors working with the puppets in the show.
after seeing this performance
it showed me that both puppet and actor can be on stage and have equal affect
of giving a well structured and clear story to the audience.
good, analyse in more depth maybe. what is the difference to the audience reading and experience when they see puppet and/or the puppeteer? remember also what tim crouch was saying about objects?
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