Puppet Performance Tips

Presented by Kate Brehm

Puppet shows are great party entertainment for kids and adults! Our expert puppeteer will teach you basic puppet performance with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video series.

Series Summary

Puppetry is so much more than a hand in a sock; it is a theatre art of the highest order with some of the most amazing sets, costume design and character creations you will ever see. Contemporary stage productions such as “The Lion King” use life size puppets to bring animal characters to life. European puppet troupes create stunning sets and bizarre creatures to put on productions ranging from fairy tales to avant garde plays. Sure, we’ll always have primitive puppets for children’s television shows and cheap comedies. But please remember that the world of puppetry goes far beyond those silly sock puppets into a fascinating universe of delight and imagination.

In this free puppet lesson video, you will learn the basics of puppet performance and much more. Our expert discusses such common issues as puppet movement and weight distribution, yet moves into more esoteric issues for puppeteers, such as how to make a puppet see and think. Want to know how to create feelings for your puppet? Learn how to create a story around it? Watch this series of excellent videos from our professional puppetry instructor and you are on your way to becoming a puppeteer yourself!

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About Pendulums in Puppetry

Learn about the concepts of pendulums to understand the puppet's movement through space to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Using Pendulums with Puppets

Learn how to use the pendulum concept to move puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Creating a Story With Puppet Movement

Learn how to create a story using the movement of puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Puppets & Music

Learn how music can accompany your puppet to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Acknowledging Audiences With Puppets

Learn how to acknowledge the audience with your puppet to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Logistics in Puppetry

Learn how to best control the logistics of a puppet to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Creating Feelings for Puppets

Learn how to create feelings for your puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Creating Character With Puppets

Learn how to create a character with your puppet when performing with puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Exploring Movement in Puppetry

Learn how to use movement puppetry to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

About Weight in Small Puppets

Learn techniques for adding weight to the presence of small puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Finding Eyes in Puppet Performance

Learn how to find the eyes of a puppet when performing with puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Weight in Puppet Performance

Learn about weight and how it can affect your puppetry performance to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Expanding Transitions With Puppets

Learn how to expand the transitions when using puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Plum Line in Performing With Puppets

Learn about how the plum line maintains realism in puppetry to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Making a Puppet Think

Learn how to make a puppet look like it's thinking on its own to make your puppet look alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Creating Body Rhythm for Puppets

Learn how to create body rhythm with puppets by realizing the puppet's sense of space to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Sitting & Jumping With Puppets

Learn techniques for having puppets sit and jump realistically to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Walking in Performing With Puppets

Learn how to make puppets walk realistically to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Ways to Make a Puppet See

Learn more about the ways to make a puppet see to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Using Eyes in Puppet Performance

Learn how to use the puppet's eyes in performing with puppets to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

Specificity in Puppet Performance

Learn why it's important to be specific with puppetry and how to do it to make your puppet come alive with expert puppeteering tips in this free online performance video clip.

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