A far-reaching examination of exoticism, cultural internationalism and modernism's encounters with Indonesian tradition, "Performing Otherness "examines how Indonesia entered world stages through imperialism as an antimodern phantasm and through nationalism became a means of intercultural communication and cultural diplomacy.

Explore the lives of over 150 of the top sideshow performers of by-gone days, as well as the history of the circus and sideshow. Take a look behind the scenes at the banner artists, gaff artists, photographers, and showmen who made the freak show as American as apple pie. The performers were born different-very different-yet they managed to create a life for themselves, find gainful employment, travel the world, marry, and have children. Some even managed to find true happiness. You will meet some very unique souls in extraordinary bodies. Look beyond their physical differences and delve into their interesting stories. See for yourself why being born different is not so bad, with the right attitude and a little luck!

Originally published in the 1930s, this is a graded sequence in puppet works, especially designed for use in schools, giving a sound start to school or home circle in puppet work. The art of making simple puppets, stage and scenery, of producing simple puppet plays, is thoroughly examined. The book is extensively illustrated with diagrams and examples. Contents Include -STAGE ONE: Why Puppetry - The Significance of Puppetry - How to Make a Glove Puppet - Simple Glove Puppets - Various forms of Cut-outs - A Puppet Finger in a Plastic Material - Puppets from Waste - Scenery and Design - A Brief History of Puppetry - The Puppet Teaches - Nemo-A Puppet Play - STAGE TWO: The Puppet in Terms of Manipulation, Shape and Movement - Jumping-Jack Puppies - A Simple Puppet - A Simple Jointed Puppet - How to Make a Puppet Head - Scenery and Design - Types of Theatres - Ecce Signum- A Simple Puppet Play -STAGE THREE: How to Begin - The Points of a Puppet - How to Make A puppet Head - How to Make the Arms - How to Make the Hands - How to Make the Feet and Legs - How to Make the Body of the Puppet - Controls - Storing the Puppet - The Stage -Parts of a Stage - Lighting - Proportions of the Human Body - The Sacred Flame-A Simple Puppet Play

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Read 100 books, record your thoughts, and get creative with YouTube's Hannah Azerang (a.k.a A Clockwork Reader)! At last, a journal for avid readers looking to channel their love of reading books into something creative and unique. Even better, Hannah Azerang, the face of the successful YouTube channel A Clockwork Reader, and one of the online bookish community's biggest personalities, has curated this journal just for you! Join Hannah and track your reading of up to 100 books as she guides you along with questions about your reading, offers up some of her favorite books for you to enjoy, and even fills in some of the pages herself. Look further and you'll see she's even taken her pens and pencils and filled these pages with some of her favorite doodles and designs! Read and record your thoughts on 100 books with questions from Hannah such as how the book made you feel and where you were when you read it. Get creative and design your own section for each book with anything from your own drawings and writings to stickers, inserts, and whatever else you have around. Figure out what to read next with Hannah's specific challenge prompts like "read a book by your favorite author" and "read the next book in a series you haven't finished." Enjoy Hannah's favorite book quotes as you chart your way through the pages. Document lists of your favorite books, books you anticipate, and books you've been meaning to read but haven't gotten to yet.

A History of Equestrian Drama in the United States documents the history of equestrian drama in the United States and clarifies the multi-faceted significance of the form and of the related stage machinery developed to produce hippodramas. The development of equestrian drama is traced from its origins and influences in the sixteenth century, through the height of the form's popularity at the turn of the twentieth century. Analysis of the historical significance of the genre within the larger context of U.S. theatre, the elucidation of the importance of the horse to theatre, and an evaluation of the lasting impact on theatre technology are also included.

Elephants, lions, tigers and leopards evoke fascination and awe, fear and excitement. This book analyzes trained acts in twentieth-century live circus and cinema, reveals how humans anthropomorphize animals with their emotions, and interrogates the notion that animals embody a phenomenology of emotions and feelings in culture.

This must-have third revised and newly expanded edition of the only single reference source for information about state symbols features over 300 information updates plus three new chapters, updated license plate illustrations, and a newly formatted design for ease of use. Libraries that hold earlier editions of this work need this edition to keep their information on the states and territories current. With the addition of new chapters on state and territory universities, state and territory governors throughout U.S. history, state professional sports teams, and a complete revision of the chapter on state and territory fairs and festivals, the work now totals 17 chapters of essential information that is a treasure trove for students.

This completed redesigned reference work features chapters on state and territory names and nicknames, mottoes, seals, flags, capitals, flowers, trees, birds, songs, legal holidays and observances, license plates, postage stamps, miscellaneous designations, fairs and festivals, universities, governors, professional sports teams, and a bibliography of state and territory histories. The work features full-color illustrations of every state and territory seal, flag, flower, tree, bird, commemorative postage stamp, and license plate (updated for this edition).

A Galaxy of Things explores the ways in which all puppets, masks, and makeup-prosthetic figures are "material characters," and uses Star Wars creatures, droids, and helmeted-characters to illustrate what makes the good ones not only compelling, but meaningful. The book begins with author Colette Searls' Star Wars thing aesthetic, described through a release-order overview of what creatures, droids and masked characters have brought to 45+ years of live-action Star Wars. Building on theories from the burgeoning field of puppetry and material performance, it sees these "material characters" as a group and describes three specific powers that they share - distance, distillation, and duality - using the ubiquitously recognizable Star Wars characters to illustrate them. The book describes Distance, Distillation, and Duality as material character powers, using characters like C-3PO and Jabba the Hutt to illustrate how all three work to generate meaning. An in-depth exploration of the original Empire Strikes Back Yoda and "Baby" Yoda (Grogu) reveals how these two puppets use those powers to transform their human companions: Luke Skywalker, and then Din Djarin. Searls provides an in-depth analysis of Darth Vader's mask trajectory across three trilogies (1977 - 2019), revealing its contribution as a "performing thing." Finally, the book presents problematic uses of material character powers by critiquing droids in service, and the historical use of racial stereotypes in characters like Jar Jar Binks, before offering a hopeful analysis of how early 2020s live-action Star Wars began centering the non-, semi-, and concealed human in redemptive ways. This is an accessible exploration for students and scholars of theatre, film, media studies and popular culture who want to better understand puppets, masks, and makeup-prosthetic characters. Its terms and concepts will be useful to scholarly explorations of non-, semi-, and concealed human portrayals for a range of other fields, including posthumanism, object-oriented ontology, ethnic studies, and material culture.