A type of puppetry that employs puppets operated with rods that are attached to their limbs.
History of rod puppetry: A study of the development, evolution, and significant milestones in the art form of rod puppetry.
Types of rod puppets: An overview of the various types of rod puppets, including hand and finger puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, etc.
Design and construction of rod puppets: Techniques involved in creating rod puppets, including design, creation of patterns, assembly, and decoration.
Manipulation of rod puppets: The techniques involved in the manipulation of puppets, including movement, timing, and character development.
Script and performance: The process of scripting and rehearsing a performance, including creating characters, writing a storyline, and staging the production.
Music and sound effects: Choosing and adding music and sound effects to enhance the performance.
Costuming: The development of costumes for a rod puppet, including pattern making and sewing.
Stage design and lighting: A study of stage design and lighting techniques for rod puppetry, including set design, lighting, and special effects.
Storytelling and narratives: Developing the narrative, characters, and themes of a performance or story.
Cultural influences: The impact of cultural influences on the art form of rod puppetry, including regional and traditional styles.
Education and training: The educational and training resources available for those looking to learn and improve their skills in rod puppetry.
Contemporary trends and applications: The current trends and applications of rod puppetry, including adaptations of classic stories, modern performances, and puppetry in film and television.
Marionettes: A marionette is a puppet that is controlled by strings or wires attached to its body parts.
Hand-and-Rod puppets: Hand-and-Rod puppets have a rod inserted into each arm, allowing puppeteers to manipulate the puppet's arms and hands.
Glove puppets: Glove puppets are small puppets that can be worn like gloves, with the puppeteer's fingers controlling the puppet's head and arm movements.
Shadow puppets: Shadow puppets are flat, two-dimensional puppets made of thin materials such as paper, which are held between a light source and a screen, creating shadows.
Bunraku: A form of Japanese puppetry, Bunraku puppets are usually 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the human being and are manipulated by three puppeteers who control the head and arms, while a foot operator controls the feet.
Wayang kulit: A traditional Indonesian puppetry form, Wayang kulit features leather puppets that are used in a shadow play with accompanying music and narration.
Chinese puppets: Both hand and rod puppetry and shadow puppetry have long histories in China, with traditional characters and techniques used for storytelling and even operas.
Czech Black Theatre: A Czech theatrical technique that incorporates black lighting and fluorescent props to create an otherworldly dreamscape for the puppets to perform within.
Water puppets: Traditional Vietnamese water puppetry involves puppets performing in a pool of water, controlled by puppeteers standing waist-deep in the water.
Rod-and-Ball puppets: A type of rod puppetry that features puppets with large, spherical heads that can be controlled through the use of a rod.