glove puppets
Worn performers, animated
Glove puppets are small puppets worn over the hand like a glove, with the puppeteer's fingers manipulating the head and arms from inside.
They are simpler than marionettes, which hang from strings, and allow for direct, intuitive control of the puppet's movements.
Glove puppets are staples of children's entertainment and puppet theater, from Punch and Judy shows to educational programming.
The teacher used glove puppets to act out the story for her class.
- handGrasping body part
- Punch and JudyTraditional British puppet theatre
- folk theaterTraditional community-based performance art
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- BunrakuJapanese puppet theater tradition
storytelling · performances · children's entertainment · mouth · fabric · wiggling · imagination · slapstick · Jim Henson · children · Mr. Rogers · make believe · Kermit · character · talking head · stage · whimsical · ventriloquist
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