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Inside the Drama-House: Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India

By: Blackburn, Stuart

Price: $6.19

Publisher: University of California Press: 1996-05-28

Seller ID: M0520202066Z2

ISBN: 0520202066

Condition: VeryGood

Stuart Blackburn takes the reader inside a little-known form of shadow puppetry in this captivating work about performing the Tamil version of the Ramayana epic. Blackburn describes the skill and physical stamina of the puppeteers in Kerala state in South India as they perform all night for as many as ten weeks during the festival season. The fact that these performances often take place without an audience forms the starting point for Blackburn's discussion-one which explores not only this important epic tale and its performance, but also the broader theoretical issues of text, interpretation...
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The Victorian Marionette Theatre (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)

By: Mccormick, John

Price: $20.00

Publisher: University Of Iowa Press: 2004-11-01

Seller ID: M0877459126Z2

ISBN: 0877459126

Condition: VeryGood

In this fascinating and colorful book, researcher and performer John McCormick focuses on the marionette world of Victorian Britain between its heyday after 1860 and its waning years from 1895 to 1914. Situating the rich and diverse pupper theatre in the context of entertainment culture, he explores both the aesthetics of these dancing dolls and their sociocultural significance in their life and time. The history of marionette performances is interwoven with live-actor performances and with the entire gamut of annual fairs, portable and permanent theatres, music halls, magic lantern shows, wax...
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The Victorian Marionette Theatre (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)

By: Mccormick, John

Price: $20.01

Publisher: University Of Iowa Press: 2004-11-01

Seller ID: M0877459126Z3

ISBN: 0877459126

Condition: Good

Karagiozis: Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater

By: Myrsiades, Kostas,Myrsiades, Linda

Price: $50.40

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky: 1992-10-22

Seller ID: M081311795XZ2

ISBN: 081311795X

Condition: VeryGood

Karagiozis -- a form of comic folk drama employing stock puppet figures -- was immensely popular in Greece until recent years, when newer forms of entertainment have virtually eclipsed it. Derived from ancient Byzantine and Greek sources, it takes its name from the principal puppet character, the clever, humpbacked fool-hero Karagiozis, who appears in many guises, surrounded by a cast of folk caricatures from all walks of life.

Kostas and Linda Myrsiades present here a tripartite view of Karagiozis: a translation of a typical text taken directly from a live performance; interviews wit...
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The Mr. Bill Show

By: Williams, Walter

Price: $3.00

Publisher: Running Pr Book Pub: 1998-08-01

Seller ID: 0894710850-01

ISBN: 0894710850

Condition: Good

some shelfwear/edgewear but still NICE! - may have remainder mark or previous owner's name
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Category: Puppets & Puppetry

Inside the Drama-House: Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India

The Victorian Marionette Theatre (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)

The Victorian Marionette Theatre (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)

Karagiozis: Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater

The Mr. Bill Show