Part I: Theory and Practice
Edited and Introduced by John Bell
Section I: Theoretical Approaches to the Puppet
Section II: Perspectives from Practitioners
Part II: New Dialogues with History and Tradition
Edited and Introduced by Claudia Orenstein
Section III: Revisiting History
Section IV: Negotiating Tradition
Part III: Contemporary Investigations and Hybridizations
Edited and Introduced by Dassia N. Posner
Section V: Material Performances in Contemporary Theatre
Section VI: New Directions and Hybrid Forms
Dassia N. Posner is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Northwestern
University. A theatre historian, dramaturg, and puppeteer, she is
the author of numerous articles and chapters on Russian theatre,
the history of directing, and puppetry and is Peer-Review Editor
for Puppetry International. Recent dramaturgy includes Three
Sisters and Russian Transport at Steppenwolf.
Claudia Orenstein is Associate Professor of Theatre at Hunter
College and the Graduate Center at CUNY. Publications include The
World of Theatre: Tradition and Innovation, and Festive
Revolutions: The Politics of Popular Theatre and the San Francisco
Mime Troupe. She is a board member of UNIMA-USA and Associate
Editor of Asian Theatre Journal.
John Bell is Director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of
Puppetry and Associate Professor of Dramatic Arts at the University
of Connecticut. An active puppeteer with Great Small Works and
Bread & Puppet Theater, as well as a theatre historian, his
publications include American Puppet Modernism (2008) and Puppets,
Masks, and Performing Objects (2001).
"The duality of the puppet--which oscillates between a vibrant
being and inanimate object--has afforded theater artists and
scholars a rich legacy of philosophical criticism and commentary.
Adding to this scholarship, Bell (Univ. of Connecticut), Orenstein
(Hunter, CUNY), and Posner (Northwestern) have assembled 28 essays
written by noted scholars, theorists, and performers (some
contributors fulfilling several roles) to reexamine traditional
definitions of puppetry in light of contemporary performance… The
essays examine puppetry practices of 15 countries and include 66
illustrations in all, making this volume a significant corpus of
new English language puppetry scholarship…Summing Up: Recommended."
- R. A. Naversen, Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
CHOICEPraise for The Routledge Companion to Puppetry and Material
Performance"This is a marvelous collection of essays testifying to
the growing importance and richness of historical, critical and
theoretical writings being produced today on the fascinating world
of puppets and performing objects."-- Marvin Carlson (Graduate
Center, City University of New York)"The Routledge Companion to
Puppetry and Material Performance is a landmark in puppetry
studies. Its collection of articles is remarkably wide-ranging and
up to date, with writing that is scholarly but uniformly accessible
to any reader with an interest in puppetry. It is an essential
book."-- Steve Tillis (St. Mary’s College of California)"This is a
much awaited book that guides the reader intelligently and
engagingly through the recent discourse on puppetry and material
performance with its myriad of new terms. Comprehensive in its
reach, the book includes investigations into the traditional,
modern and hybrid manifestations of performing objects as well as
analyses from philosophical and practice-based perspectives."--
Mari Boyd (Sophia University, Tokyo)"The Routledge Companion to
Puppetry and Material Performance features a lively range of
approaches to puppetry in theory and practice. It will be an
indispensable resource for material performance studies."-- Andrew
Sofer (Boston College)"This Companion gives platform to the
thinkers of our day in their search for an articulation to our
truly unruly art form. The vitality audiences have seen on our
puppet stages in the recent decades is dynamically revealed here in
vibrant thought and discourse."-- Blair Thomas (School of the Art
Institute of Chicago)"I cannot speak highly enough of this book.
Not only does it bring extra rigour to the study and analysis of
its subject, but it also manages to be an enjoyable read."
-- Penny Francis (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,
London)"This is a brilliantly conceived, meticulously edited volume
that could easily become the cornerstone of an entire course of
study (either undergraduate or graduate) and a foundation text for
the entire field."-- Bradford Clark (Bowling Green State
University)"From wayang to War Horse, the chapters in this
collection provide evocative theories, history, and accounts of
practice surrounding puppetry and object performance around the
world. It is impossible to deny the ever-growing popularity of
puppetry, and this book offers a much-needed overview and provides
an excellent springboard for further study and research. Every
theatre scholar and practitioner should get a copy!"-- Jennifer
Goodlander (Indiana University)The editors have succeeded in making
a case for the field of material performance to be considered
alongside other performance fields... This collection proves that
not only is puppetry ubiquitous in our material world, but that
there is invigorating material performance work happening today
that merits discussion. -HEATHER DENYER The Graduate Center/CUNY,
Theatre Journal
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