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From: "Mary Robinette Kowal" <mary-AT-otherhandproductions.com>
Subject: PUPT: Re: Puppet types: names, + Lexicon of puppetry terms
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:42:56 -0700


Hi Mathieu,

The use of the word 'Bunraku for other styles is one my pet peeves.  I
usually try to keep my head down and my mouth shut, but like you, I feel
that what we do is so radically different from Bunraku that it's like a folk
singer saying that they sing bel canto opera.  They might be a really
accomplished, professional singer but bel canto opera is a very specific
style.

My company uses the term 'overt puppetry' to describe forms where you can
see the puppeteer.  We tack on the word 'tabletop' for those occasions where
we are working 'Bunraku style figures on a table.  It sometimes makes me
crazy when I hear people who do tabletop puppetry say that they are using
Bunraku, since Bunraku is worked in empty air, not a playboard.  It's two
very different skill sets.

And now, I'll jump off my soapbox and let someone else have a turn.

Mary Robinette

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Mary Robinette Kowal
Other Hand Productions
http://www.otherhandproductions.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mathieu" <uubald-AT-magma.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.village.Virginia.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:20 AM
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.
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Mathieu RENE
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>
> Toujours à l'affut de nouvelles opportunités!
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