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Author: Johanna Smith (California State University, San Bernardino, USA)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 21.40cm
Weight: 0.240kg
ISBN: 9781350012912
ISBN 10: 1350012912
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
[Johanna] Smith's approach to creation and performance reminds educators, parents, and the everyman that puppetry is an accessible and dynamic means to immersive learning. In an age of standardized testing, Ms. Smith's offers innovative assessments that change the way a classroom can be examined and enjoyed by everyone. * Elena Velasco, Artistic Director of the Convergence Theatre and Assistant Professor of Theatre, Bowie State University, USA *
Johanna Smith has created a beautiful resource for teachers, artists and anyone else interested in exploring the art of puppetry with children. Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education: Head, Hands and Heart is equal parts how-to and inspiration, with an emphasis on how puppetry allows us to be more connected as collaborators while activating learning through many disciplines...It is clear that she embraces the joy that puppetry can bring to a classroom...If you are an educator or puppeteer that enjoys reflecting on the art of teaching, the experience of creative play, and how to bring the craft of our ancestors to life in a contemporary classroom or in your community, Johanna Smith's book should be in your collection. * Puppetry Journal * [Johanna] Smith's approach to creation and performance reminds educators, parents, and the everyman that puppetry is an accessible and dynamic means to immersive learning. In an age of standardized testing, Ms. Smith's offers innovative assessments that change the way a classroom can be examined and enjoyed by everyone. * Elena Velasco, Artistic Director of the Convergence Theatre and Assistant Professor of Theatre, Bowie State University, USA *
Author Information
Johanna Smith is Professor of Theatre Education, Improvisation, and Puppetry at California State University, San Bernardino where she is also part of the Entrepreneurship faculty. She has served as an artist and educator for professional theatres, museums, colleges, libraries, public schools, private schools, and preschools around the world and loves how puppetry captivates everyone, everywhere. She is a frequent presenter on puppetry as a powerful educational and artistic tool for teachers, and has taken her own ""no budget"" puppetry productions with CSUSB students on international tours.
