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Marionette puppet theater has a rich and ancient history in China, extending back to the Han dynasty and reaching its heyday in the Qing dynasty. While this art form is nearly extinct in northern China today, a handful of troupes in Heyang County in Shaanxi Province, which claims to be the birthplace of marionette theater, continue to perform skits and scenes from Heyang's earlier, broader marionette theater repertoire. In this book, Fan Pen Li Chen has collected and translated rare transcriptions of some of the most popular of these plays. Her insightful translations include a rich variety of genres and highlight memorable characters that range from manipulative aristocrats, poor Confucian scholars, and a woman warrior to Baldy Guo, the iconic clown of puppet theater. As the only work in English about the puppet theater of northern China, these translations provide valuable information about the history, religion, social roles, and popular culture of that region. Detailed introductions and annotations for each play, as well as an extensive bibliography, are also included.

Puppet plays, Chinese --- S03/0605 --- S16/0340 --- Chinese puppet plays --- Chinese drama --- China: Geography, description and travel--Shaanxi --- China: Literature and theatrical art--Shadow plays, puppet theatre

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S16/0340 --- China: Literature and theatrical art--Shadow plays, puppet theatre --- Shadow shows --- Théâtre d'ombres --- Puppet plays, Chinese --- Tales --- Legends --- Théâtre de marionnettes chinois --- Contes --- Légendes --- Théâtre d'ombres --- Théâtre de marionnettes chinois --- Légendes --- Chinese shadows --- Gallanty-shows --- Shadow pantomimes and plays --- Shadow plays --- Shadow puppet plays --- Shadow puppetry --- Shadow theater --- Puppet theater

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Karagiozis -- a form of comic folk drama employing stock puppet figures -- was immensely popular in Greece until recent years, when newer forms of entertainment have virtually eclipsed it. Derived from ancient Byzantine and Greek sources, it takes its name from the principal puppet character, the clever, humpbacked fool-hero Karagiozis, who appears in many guises, surrounded by a cast of folk caricatures from all walks of life.Kostas and Linda Myrsiades present here a tripartite view of Karagiozis: a translation of a typical text taken directly from a live performance; interviews with one of t

Shadow shows --- Chinese shadows --- Gallanty-shows --- Shadow pantomimes and plays --- Shadow plays --- Shadow puppet plays --- Shadow puppetry --- Shadow theater --- Puppet theater --- Karagöz. --- Karagheuz --- Karaghiozis --- Karagiozis --- Karagös --- Karankiozēs --- Qaragoez

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"This handbook aims mainly at an analytical documentation of all the known textual remnants and the preserved artifacts of Arabic shadow theatre, a long-lived, and still living, tradition - from the earliest sightings in the tenth century to the turn of the twentieth century. The book consists of three main parts and a cluster of appendixes. Part One presents a history of Arab shadow theatre through a survey of medieval and premodern accounts and modern scholarship on the subject. Part Two takes stock of primary sources (manuscripts), published studies, and the current knowledge of various aspects of Arabic shadow theatre: language, style, terminology, and performance. Part Three offers an inventory of all known Arabic shadow plays. The documentation is based on manuscripts (largely unpublished), printed texts (scripts, excerpts), academic studies (in Arabic and Western languages), journalist reportage, and shadow play artifacts from collections worldwide"--

Shadow shows --- Shadow shows. --- History and criticism. --- Arab countries. --- Chinese shadows --- Gallanty-shows --- Shadow pantomimes and plays --- Shadow plays --- Shadow puppet plays --- Shadow puppetry --- Shadow theater --- Puppet theater --- Ombres (marionnettes) --- Histoire.

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The author describes the skill and physical stamina of the shadow puppeteers in Kerala state in South India as they perform the Tamil version of the Ramayana epic all night for as many as ten weeks during the festival season. The fact that these performances often take place without an audience forms the starting point for Blackburn's discussion which also explores the broader theoretical issues of text, interpretation, and audience.

Shadow shows --- Shadow puppets --- Rāma (Hindu deity) in literature. --- Råama (Hindu deity) in literature --- Music, Dance, Drama & Film --- Drama --- Kampar, --- Rāma (Hindu deity) --- In literature. --- Wayang puppets --- Chinese shadows --- Gallanty-shows --- Shadow pantomimes and plays --- Shadow plays --- Shadow puppet plays --- Shadow puppetry --- Shadow theater --- Puppets --- Puppet theater