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Self-expression and communication through puppets can bring enormous benefits to many groups of people. Through the stimulation of theatre, even the most withdrawn person canbe involved ina decision-making and activity. In this unusual and exciting book, the techniques used to encourage this interaction are fully explained. Using step-by-step instructions and illustrations "I am the Story" details how to make and use puppets, creating real-life situations and scenarios, and how they can be adapted for individual needs. From helping people with learning difficulties to early years literacy work, as well as projects for development in the Third World, the art of puppetry provides the inspiration and motivation needed to encourage people to act for themselves. First published in 1981, this book has been completely revised and updated incorporating new ideas and many new projects. Caroline Astell-Burt started her professional life in theatre, went on to become a teacher and residential social worker for Dr. Barnardps, before returning to the theatre as a puppeteer and designer. In her totally practical and imaginative work, full of stimulating ideas, the are of puppetry if brought to life for anyone interested in animated theatre. This inspirational book will provide an invaluable manual for students, puppeteers, care-worker, teachers, therapists and parents alike.
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Being neither an educationalist nor a sociologist but as an artist, I wish my book was being sold in the art, puppetry or even theatre section of the book shop because the book is only about art. Just because I mention children, or school or disability it doesn't make puppetry less of an artform, does it?
Recently I took two London School of Puppetry students to a primary school for their session on learning how to work with an audience. They performed their marionette pieces -two puppet characters - one a drunk who falls into dog pooh, the other a character called Brenda who is hiding in the toilet too shy to join in her own birthday party.
There were some children in the audience who I knew were not too bright but their attention was totally held by the marionettes - not only did they laugh at the comedy - but they saw underneath it to the unutterable misery of the drunk fallen in the street 'With no-one to help him'...'I thought of his family'. They shared in Brenda's predicament-and the shared terror of being new in a strange place - 'going to a new club' 'having to stand up and do something to a lot of people' and 'Maybe her parents have split up and after a long time they are all together again' 'maybe it's all grown ups out there in the party'.
The art of the puppeteers brought out the hopes and fears of the children watching - expanded imaginations - gave every child a creative context for thought and language.
When I wrote the revised edition of 'I am the Story' I scrapped so much of the old - because long ago as a new puppeteer I was putting all the words into my audience's mouths - and as I became more experienced I started to watch and listen more - and I realised when one of my audience said 'I AM THE STORY' the puppet was freeing them not to imitate me but to express their lives through the subversive route of the doll.
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