Description: Do you speak puppetry discusses the use of puppetry as a tool for education, a tool therapy, and for social expression. The projects in this site are from the personal experience of Farryl Hadari, a puppetry artist and educator.
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Do you speak puppetry? Speaking is ...talking; talking is ...communicating; puppetry is ...puppetry! How can you speak puppetry?! Usually, when we refer to communication, we envision the spoken language as the means for communicating. However, there are many other alternative forms of communication that are occurring in everyday life. Visual communication such as body language and facial expressions are such examples.
A person can express one message through words while simultaneously expressing a contradictory message through his facial expressions. This person could tell a friend about his success in his professional life, while, at the same time, avoiding direct eye contact. If his friend was aware, she might discover a feeling of sadness emanating from her friend's eyes. She would hear his words, but his eyes would invite her to be curious and concerned about his being. The visual communication would have revealed so
This site focuses on using puppetry in the fields of education, theatre, therapy, and social work. It can also be applied to other professions require the element of people wanting and needing to establish communication with other people.