Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play by David Currell

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Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play by David Currell

Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play is a comprehensive guide to the design, construction and manipulation and presentation of shadow puppets, considered by many to be the oldest puppet theatre tradition. Traditional shadow play techniques, together with modern materials and methods and recent explorations into theatre of shadows, are explained with precision and clarity, and illustrated by photographs that include the work of some of the finest shadow players in the world. Explains with clarity and precision the art of shadow puppetry, which is increasingly used by professional companies as well as having significant applications in education. All aspects of shadow puppet design, construction, control, lighting and staging are covered, as well as techniques for making translucent figures. Superbly illustrated with 420 colour photographs and helpful tips and suggestions. David Currell is widely recognized as a leading authority on puppet theatre and has extensive experience with shadow play.
David Currell is widely recognized as a leading authority on puppet theatre. He was co-founder of the National Puppet Centre and its chairperson for nearly twenty years. One of the most widely published authors on the subject over a period of forty years, this is his first book to focus exclusively on shadow play, which is one of his specialist interests. David has written Puppets and Puppet Theatre and Making & Manipulating Marionettes for Crowood. Resident - London SW
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ISBN 13 9780719843815
ISBN 10 0719843812
Title Shadow Puppets and Shadow Play
Author David Currell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
Year published 2023-12-18
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.