puppet theatre
Miniature character performance
Puppet theatre is a form of performance art using puppets—figures manipulated by hand, strings, rods, or other mechanisms—to tell stories or entertain.
The tradition spans cultures and centuries, from shadow puppets in Southeast Asia to marionette shows in Europe.
Puppet theatre ranges from children's entertainment to sophisticated adult productions: We took the kids to a puppet theatre performance of Peter and the Wolf.
- BunrakuJapanese puppet theater tradition
- marionetteString-controlled theatrical figure
- string pullingExercising hidden influence
- set designCrafting theatrical environments
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
Punch and Judy · traveling troupe · narrative structure · sound effects · voice acting · folk tradition · Jim Henson · audience interaction · stage direction · choreography · visual aesthetics · lighting design · lighting effects · scriptwriting · improvisation · character development · Sesame Street · children's entertainment
- theatreBroadway, acting, stage, actor, actress
- Theaterscinema, playhouse, opera house, auditorium, concert hall
- Theater Studiesdrama studies, dramaturgy, playwriting, acting techniques, method acting
- German TheaterGoethe, Bertolt Brecht, Faust, The Threepenny Opera, German opera
- Polish Theaterromantic drama
- theaterplays, stage, play, onstage, acting
puppet theatrelive actors
Humans playing roles onstage
repertory theatre · musical theatre · dance theatre · mime · one-man show
puppet theatregrand opera
Fully sung dramatic spectacle
Broadway theatre · West End theatre · stadium concert · large-scale production
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