PUPPETRY
The word puppet comes from the Latin
pupa, meaning "doll". A puppet is not a
doll, nor is it limited to being doll-like.
PUPPETRY
A puppet can be almost anything brought to
life by a human in front of an audience. The
puppeteer communicates with the audience
through the puppet.
PUPPETRY AND MASK MAKING
a. Rod Puppet
A paper constructed
without shoulders, arms, or
legs and manipulated by
one or more rods.
b. Shadow Puppet
a flat, two-dimensional
puppet designed to cast a
shadow or form a silhouette
on a white screen.
c. Hand Puppet
a puppet that fits over the
puppeteer's hand, much like a
mitten, and is manipulated by
the puppeteer's fingers inside
the puppet's head and hands.
d. Movable Mouth Puppet
a hand puppet with a
movable mouth.
e. Marionette
a puppet manipulated by
strings connecting a control rod
or paddle to the moving body
parts.
f. Full-body Puppet
a puppet worn over the
puppeteer's head and body
like a costume.
MASK MAKING
MASK MAKING
Mask is a covering worn overall or part of
the actor's face to neutralize the actor's
own face. Masks have long been a part of
the theater.
MASK MAKING
The Greek believed that you put on a mask to
become another person another person. In
Japan, masks have been part of the
traditional Noh theater since the twelfth
century.
TYPES OF MASK
a. Neutral mask
a white, featureless facial
covering worn to neutralize
the actor's own face.
b. Character mask
mask representing a
specific character.