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Masks / Greek Chorus / Morality Plays / Kabuki, Noh & Bunraku / Puppet TheatreHow to Use this pathfinder: click on any section listed in the above table or onto any link and it will take you to the webpage or web published articles. Articles and websites that require logins and passwords are noted in RED. Website information comes from ODP, IPL2, Intute UK, Wikiexterna, LAPL and JSTOR
Masks
1. Bolivian indigenous and mestizo masks
2. Chinese Opera Mask
3. Masks, The Drama Review: TDR, Vol. 14, No. 3 (1970), pp. 48-51. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1144555. (JSTOR login required)
4. Masks and Headgear of Native American Ritual/Theatre on the Northwest Coast, Janet Snyder Neil
5. Theatre Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, Theatre of Color (Dec., 1986), pp. 453-462. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3208287. (JSTOR login required)
6. The Poetry of the Yoruba Masque Theatre, Joel Adedeji, African Arts, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Apr., 1978), pp. 62-64+100. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3335415. (JSTOR login required)
7. Read about more than 40 types of "Masks" created by African tribes.
8. Ritual, Masks, and Sacrifice
9. Smithsonian Institution African Mask Links
10. The Mythic Mask: mask history and contemporary mask art
11. The Noh Mask Effect: A Facial Expression Illusion
12. The Secret of Masks
13. TheatreHistory.com - Collections of articles and links on the origins of theatre and theatre history in various countries, cultures, and time periods.
14. Tribal arts Great Britain.
15. Virtual Museum of Death Mask
16. A Thumbnail History of Commedia dell'Arte - A brief explanation of History, Harlequin and Mezzetino, Pantaloon and The Doctor, The Lover and The Captain, and The Inamorata.
17. Carnival of Venice - Commedia dell'Arte - Brief history and details of Harlequin, Pantalone, Pulcinella, and Dottore.
18. Commedia dell'arte - Theatrehistory.com's overview of the Italian improvised drama and its stock characters.
19. How to Make a Dramatic Theatre Mask (YouTube Video)
20. Venetian Mask Making Techniques
Greek Chorus
1. Ancient Greek Theatre [ ] - Excellent information on the history of ancient Greek theatre. Make your own mask,explore the theatre structure and meet the well-known playwrights of the time
2. ClassicNotes about "Medea"
3. Greek Theatre Index - Index of articles on ancient Greek theatre.
4. Introduction to Greek tragedy: This online resource is a clearly-written and well-illustrated introduction to Greek tragedy aimed at undergraduates studying Classics and related subjects, by Roger Dunkle of the Classics Department of Brooklyn College, New York.
5. Network for the study of archaic and classical Greek song: Hosted by the Department of Classical Studies at the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, this website is the home page of the Network for the Study of Archaic and Classical Greek Song, which was founded in 2007. The network is devoted to the study of lyric, elegiac and iambic poetry in archaic and classical Greece, and was co-founded by Ewen Bowie of the University of Oxford and André Lardinois of the Radboud University Nijmegen. (Intute UK)
6. Structure of the tragedy Medea.
7. Temple University: Greek Drama and Culture - Resources relating to the course curriculum, including background materials, study guides for major tragic and comic works, and links to secondary materials on ancient plays and Athenian culture.
8. The Chorus in Theatre History
9. The Function of the Tragic Greek Chorus, Albert Weiner, Theatre Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2 (May, 1980), pp. 205-212: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3207113. (JSTOR login required)
10. Thiasos : the spirit of ancient Greek theatre: This is the website of Thiasos, a London-based theatre company which aims to revive the performance of ancient Greek tragedy and comedy by using music, dance and spectacle, and in particular by emphasising the role of a singing and dancing Chorus. Details are given here of the plays which have been produced by Thiasos: Aeschyluls' Persians; Euripides' Hippolytus, Medea, and Bacchae; and Aristophanes' Wealth and Peace. (Intute UK)
11. What is the role of the Chorus in Medea
12. Medea - Summary and analysis of the play by Euripides.
13. Greek Theatre and the Chorus: slideshow presentation
Morality Play (also called Mystery Plays or Miracle Plays)
1. The Christmas Miracle Plays, H. Macaulay Fitzgibbon, The Irish Monthly, Vol. 57, No. 678 (Dec., 1929), pp. 648-654. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20518658. (JSTOR login required)
2. Everyman - A synopsis of the finest and best known of the morality plays of the Middle Ages.
3. Everyman - Complete text from the edition by A. C. Cawley.
4. Middle English Drama Texts - Complete texts of eleven English moral comedies and a growing collection of Early Modern drama.
5. NewPlays.org.uk - A brief history of Morality Plays.
6. The Pride of Life: From Stage to Page Medieval and Renaissance Moral Comedies and Plays
7. Medieval Drama: An Introduction to Middle English Plays
8. Catholic Encylopedia entry on Moralities
9. The English Morality Play as a Weapon of Religious Controversy, Rainer Pineas, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 2, No. 2, Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (Spring, 1962), pp. 157-180. http://www.jstor.org/stable/449497. (JSTOR login required)
10. The Official Lincoln Mystery Plays Website
11. The Official Chester Mystery Plays Website
12. Records of Early English Drama (REED) at Victoria University of the University of Toronto
13. The York Mystery plays
14. The Lichfield Mysteries
15. Medieval Imaginations: literature and visual culture in the Middle Ages
16. "Miracle Plays and Mysteries". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Kabuki, Noh, Bunraku
Kabuki
1. Kabuki 21– All about Japan's traditional Theatre Art of Kabuki: The art, the plays, the great stars of today, the legends of the past, the theaters, the history, the glossary, the traditions, the heroes and the derivatives.
2. Kabuki Theater - An introduction to Japanese Kabuki theater by contemporary artist Paul Binnie.
3. Kabuki Web– Shochiku Official Kabuki Website in English
4. Kabuki21 - Includes an actors and drama database, glossary, chronology, prints and illustrations, theaters, schedules of performances and a derivative products section.
5. Realism in Kabuki of the Early Nineteenth Century - A lengthy analysis by Paul Kennelly, using the 1825 Nombuku play, Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on the Tokaido). Synopsis of the play included.
6. Shamisen - Music of the kabuki theater.
7. Kunisada and Kabuki :This online exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints is devoted to depictions of Kabuki actors by the artist Kunisada, later known as Toyokuni Utagawa. Woodblock printing was part of the cultural phenomenon, the "floating world" of pleasure ...
8. Living Treasures of Japan: Kabuki Actor (YouTube video starts at 1:00 to finish the video goto part 9)
9. Ichimura Manjiro presents Kabuki for everyone: This is a Japan-based site in English and Japanese covering all aspects of Kabuki, a traditional form of Japanese theatre dating back to the early 17th Century. The site includes plot summaries, photographs and video clips of plays, plus audio clips and descriptions of the musical instruments used. There is a section on the history of Kabuki and a pictorial demonstration of how a male actor (the 'onnagata') applies his make-up to 'transform' into his female character. (Intute)
Noh Drama
1. Noh Stories in English Ohtsuki Noh Theatre Foundation
2. Nō Plays -Translations of thirteen Noh plays- Japanese Text Initiative, University of Virginia Library
3. Virtual Reality and Virtual Irreality On Noh-Plays and Icons
4. "Noh & Kyogen". Japan Arts Council. http://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/unesco/noh/en/index.html.
5. Page on the variable expressions of Noh masks
6. Noh plays Photo Story and Story Paper
7. Elements of Noh - Concise description.
8. Ikuta - Complete text of the Noh play by Zembo Motoyasu (1453-1532).
9. Japanese Noh Theater - An introduction to Japanese Noh theater by contemporary artist Paul Binnie.
10. Noh - Offers collection of resources for people researching noh, its history, and activities.
11. Noh Dancing - Historical development of the Noh theater, with an emphasis on the dance elements.
12. Noh Masks & Facial Expression Perception - Demonstrates illusory facial expression perception in Noh masks, with link to a research article on the effect.
13. Noh Plays - English translations of 13 Noh plays from medieval period. Multiple versions of each play show evolution of translation styles, as well as help to explicate the original text.
14. The Carving and Painting of a Noh Mask - More than 30 examples.
Bunraku
1. Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe
2. BUNRAKU KYOKAI
3. Columbia University: The Barbara Curtis Adachi Bunraku Collection
4. Japan Arts Council Introduction to Bunraku
5. Kiritake Masako's Maiden's Bunraku, article by Darren-Jon Ashmore in the electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies, 17 June 2005.
6. The Puppetry Home Page: A Brief Introduction to the History of Bunraku
7. Tonda Traditional Japanese Bunraku Puppets
8. University of Missouri: Bunraku Puppetry Training Program for Non-Japanese Students
9. Living Treasures of Japan: Bunraku Puppet Master (YouTube Video)
Puppet Theatre
1. An overview of the Shadow Puppets tradition (with many pictures) in a site to Discover Indonesia
2. BBC website for Thunderbirds
3. Czech Puppet Theatre and Russian Folk Theatre, Pyotr Bogatyrev, Michele Minnick, TDR (1988-), Vol. 43, No. 3, Puppets, Masks, and Performing Objects (Autumn, 1999), pp. 97-114. (JSTOR login required)
4. Greek Marionette Theater - All about marionettes in Greece and world wide. Videos, photos, links, and the marionette history.
5. Historical Development of Puppetry: Scenic Shades (includes informations about wayang beber, kulit, klitik and golek)
6. History of Balinese Shadow Puppets
7. Internationaal Poppentheater Festival - An annual puppet theatre festival held each summer in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Includes program information and photos from previous years' events.
8. International Marionnette Institute - The International Puppet Institute of Charleville-Mézières was founded in 1981. Together with its National School of Puppetry (ESNAM), both with a world-wide concern, it represents an unparalleled set of means and activities dedicated to puppetry and its promotion. The Institute deals with many fields: education, vocational and continuous training, courses, meetings, publishing, research and documentation, exhibitions. Site in French and English.
9. Italian Puppetry for Dummies: part of A World on String Puppetry blog from Northwestern University
10. Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets
11. Online gallery and resource of marionettes from the Czech Republic
12. Punch and Judy and Oral Tradition, Robert Leach, Folklore, Vol. 94, No. 1 (1983), pp. 75-85
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1260170. (JSTOR login required)
13. Puppet Theatre in Asia, Inge C. Orr, Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 33, No. 1 (1974), pp. 69-84. (JSTOR login required)
14. Puppet, mask and performing object videos online This is the website puppets, masks and performing objects online. It is curated by Dr Matthew Isaac Cohen (Department of Drama and Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London) on behalf of PuppeteersUK. This online index lists, and links to, videos of puppets, masks and performing objects which are freely available to view online. The videos range from short reels and television segments to full-length performance documents. The index in arranged by country/continent - United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Australia/Pacific, South America and miscellaneous. A short description of each video is also provided.
15. Shadow Puppet Theatre in Northeast Thailand, Terry E. Miller, Jarernchai Chonpairot, Theatre Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Oct., 1979), pp. 293-311. (JSTOR login required)
16. The Great Shadow Play Nang Yai - An introduction to the classical Thai shadow play and the Nang Yai Conservation Project.
17. The Japanese Puppet Theatre, Betty McGee, Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Mar., 1951), pp. 44-48. (JSTOR login required)
18. The Jim Henson Foundation - Founded in 1982 by Jim Henson to promote and develop the art of puppet theater in the United States, the Foundation awards grants to American puppet artists to develop new works of contemporary puppet theater.
19. The Punch and Judy College of Professors - UK organisation of leading professional Punch and Judy performers.
20. The Puppet Theatre of Sicily, Elizabeth R. Jacobs, Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar., 1954), pp. 12-14. (JSTOR login required)
21. The Puppetry Home Page - Dedicated to international puppetry and lists puppetry information and resources.
22. The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy -PDF facsimile of an 1832 edition of Collier's script, with Cruickshank's illustrations
23. Uwe Sörensen - Maker of character marionettes, portrait puppets based on photographs, and string puppets, located in Hamburg, Germany.
24. Virtual museum of the puppet and of the marionette
25. Wayang Golek Photo Gallery, includes description, history and photographs of individual puppets by Walter O. Koenig
26. Wayang Klitik: a permanent exhibit of Puppetry Arts Museum
27. Wayang Kulit Collection of Shadow Puppets, Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology digitized on Multicultural Canada website
28. Wayang Kulit exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art
29. Wayang Kulit: The Art form of the Balinese Shadow Play by Lisa Gold
30. Wayang Puppet Theatre on the Indonesian site of UNESCO