File spoon-archives/puptcrit.archive/puptcrit_2003/puptcrit.0308, message 36


Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 04:20:00 -0500
From: Mathieu <uubald-AT-magma.ca>
Subject: PUPT: Puppet types: names, + Lexicon of puppetry terms


Hi all.
Pardon my french (native language), but I cannot seem to find an english
appelation for a type of puppet I make.

I think most people call it bunraku, but I would like to make sure with you
guys, as many french pupeteers make a distinction between the two.

The one type I'm talking about needs a puppeteer (or more) who is not
hidden, or just barely visible. In french, we call it "manipulation à vue",
which could translate into: "manipulation revealed".

It is rather confusing, as bunraku has a strong tradition and specific
methods behind it. The puppets I make are so varied in construction and
movements and are far from the bunraku design.

What would help alot would be a Lexicon of puppetry terms. Got any idea if
one exists online? For now, my only pupetmaking book is in german, which I
do not comprehend.... great construction pictures though.




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