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Puppets can fly. Puppets can swim. They can be enormous or tiny. They can bring animal, mineral, or vegetable as well as human characters to life. This introduction to puppet dramaturgy will explore the enduring magic of staging the world’s literary masterpieces with puppets. Provided texts include: • The Ramayana • Raven stories • Punch and Judy • The Love Suicides at Amijima • Anansi stories • Orlando Furioso Recommended text: Reading the Puppet Stage: Reflections on the Dramaturgy of Performing Objects by Claudia Orenstein The seminar will meet virtually for 6 sessions on Tuesday evenings 7:00 – 8:30pm Eastern Time from October 15th to December 3rd (no class November 5th and 26th). Come discuss selected scenes and video clips of performances in a supportive community of artists, educators, and puppet enthusiasts.

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