"A hand puppet is a type of puppet that is controlled by the hands that occupies the interior of the puppet."
Like hand puppetry, this type of puppetry uses a puppet that fits over the puppeteer's hand, but the difference is that the puppet's limbs are operated with rods.
History of Glove Puppetry: This topic covers the origin and evolution of glove puppetry, from ancient times to the present day.
Glove Puppetry Techniques: This topic deals with the various techniques used in glove puppetry such as hand movements, facial expressions, and voice modulation.
Puppet Design: This topic covers the design principles for glove puppets, including the types of materials, colors, and shapes used.
Scriptwriting for Glove Puppetry: This topic covers the process of creating scripts for glove puppetry performances, including plot development, character development, and dialogue.
Puppet Manipulation: This topic deals with the manipulation of glove puppets during performances, including different styles of puppet manipulation and tips for puppeteering.
Puppetry Performance: This topic covers different styles of puppetry performances, including solo performances, group performances, storytelling, and song and dance performances.
Puppetry Production: This topic includes the process of putting together a glove puppetry performance, including set design, lighting, sound, and costume design.
Puppetry and Education: This topic covers the use of glove puppetry in schools and other educational settings, including its benefits and how to incorporate it into the curriculum.
Puppetry and Therapy: This topic deals with the use of glove puppetry in therapy, including its benefits and how it can be used to help individuals with different conditions.
Puppetry and Entertainment: This topic includes the use of glove puppetry in entertainment, including how it can be used for TV shows, movies, and stage performances.
Sock Puppets: These types of glove puppets are made from socks, which have been decorated with various materials like yarn, felt, and googly eyes.
Finger Puppets: These glove puppets are made to fit on your fingers and are smaller in size than other glove puppets.
Hand Puppets: These glove puppets fit over your entire hand and have a movable mouth and arms. They can be operated easily by a single performer and are often seen in puppet shows.
Marionettes: While not strictly glove puppets, marionettes are often operated by a performer wearing gloves. They have strings attached to their joints, allowing them to move in a more complex manner than hand puppets.
Shadow Puppets: These types of glove puppets are operated behind a backlit screen, resulting in the puppets' shadows being projected onto a larger surface like a wall.
Punch and Judy: This traditional glove puppet show is performed by two puppeteers who work together to create the illusion of the two characters interacting with one another. The show has been popular in Europe for many centuries.
Chinese Hand Puppets: These glove puppets have been used in Chinese puppetry for centuries and are often used in traditional operas or for storytelling. They are typically brightly coloured and can be made to move in a variety of ways.
"A glove puppet is a variation of hand puppets."
"Rod puppets require one of the puppeteer's hands inside the puppet glove holding a rod which controls the head."
"The puppet's body then hangs over most or all of the forearm of the puppeteer, and possibly extends further."
"Other parts of the puppet may be controlled by different means, e.g., by rods operated by the puppeteer's free hand, or strings or levers."
"A smaller variety, simple hand puppets often have no significant manipulable parts at all."
"Finger puppets are not hand puppets as they are used only on a finger."
"A hand puppet is controlled by the hands that occupies the interior of the puppet."
"A rod puppet...controls the head."
"The puppet's body...hangs over most or all of the forearm of the puppeteer."
"Other parts of the puppet may be controlled by different means..."
"Rods operated by the puppeteer's free hand..."
"Strings or levers pulled the head or body."
"Finger puppets are used only on a finger."
"A hand puppet...is controlled by the hands."
"Rod puppets require one of the puppeteer's hands...holding a rod."
"The puppet's body...hangs over most or all of the forearm of the puppeteer."
"A smaller variety, simple hand puppets often have no significant manipulable parts at all."
"Finger puppets are not hand puppets as they are used only on a finger."
"A rod which controls the head."