Puppet Speciation.

Class is going well, and the last chapter of our text went over the different species of puppets. They are, in brief, stick, string, hand, body, shadow. There are so many more than that. But. We are trying to be brief here. There are two things that interest me the most. The first is ventriloquism. It is a unique form of puppetry because the puppeteer is also part of the performance. The interaction with the inanimate is difficult. Teachers do it every day. Rim shot.

Edgar Bergen didn't invent it, but he certainly pioneered it. Took it to the next level. He did his show on radio. Which is hilarious to me. Because it so defeats the point as to seem insane. More insane than talking with ones self. All of these blind people wondering what the big deal is? Here is a video of Edgar and Charlie on The Muppet Show!

The other thing that really excites me is experimental puppetry, of whom I consider Mummenschanz to be the leader! They do some really weird stuff! For instance: 

Photo by PiaZanetti

Just weird. Weird but awesome. Here is ALSO a video of these people, of course, on The Muppet Show!!! So yeah! Wicked awesome. Peace out.