2. PUPPETRY
o An ancient form of performance
o Pre-date actors in the theater
o Has been found in Egyptian tombs
as early as 2000 B.C.
o Used in ancient Greece
o Puppet or nevrospastos (greek)
means drawn by strings or string
pulling
Puppet: Drawn by strings or string pulling
3. OBJECT PUPPETRY
o The power of everyday things
o Can be created with everyday
things, such as:
o Clothing
o Toys
o Furniture
4. BUNRAKU (NINGYO
JORURI)
o Japanese puppet theater
o A type of wood-carved puppet originally
made to stand out through torch
illumination.
o Uses 3 puppeteers to operate a puppet
about 1/3 to ½ of their body size
o Date back to Japan in the 16th Century
Bunraku puppeteers are dressed in black to give a shadow affect.
Three kinds of performers
• Ningyotsukai (puppeteer)
• Tayu (chanters)
• Shamisen (players
5. MARIONETTE
o Meaning “Little Mary” in French
due to the first marionette being of
Virgin Mary
o Puppeteers are called
manipulators
o Marionettes are used by pulling
wires to move them.
6. SHADOW PUPPET
o Originated 1000 years ago
in China and India
o Were flat and usually made
of leather
o Joined together with wire
and string
