| Titre : |
I can see your lips moving : the history and art of ventriloquism |
| Type de document : |
Livre(s) |
| Identité(s) : |
Valentine Vox, auteur |
| Editeur : |
Tadworth, Surrey : Kaye & Ward |
| Année de publication : |
cop 1981 |
| Importance : |
167, [7] p. |
| Présentation : |
ill. (some col.) |
| Format : |
25 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-7182-5870-2 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Concepts : |
[Rameau]
Théâtre de marionnettes -- Histoire
[Noms communs]
Ventriloquie
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| Index. décimale : |
33.23 Muppets, ventriloquie - Histoire |
| Résumé : |
Ventriloquism is currently enjoyed as an amusing facet of the performing arts but, long before it became entertain¬ment, it was part of a mystic divinatory practice employed by the ancients to evoke the spirits of the dead.
Mentioned in the Bible several times, it was condemned by the Church and, during the Dark Ages, many exponents were put to death. When the practice emerged as an entertainment it was still misunderstood. Some believed it to be a special talent that enabled certain individuals to 'throw the voice' . During this period, voice throwing was the main feature of the ventriloquial entertainers, making their voices come from everywhere but themselves. Their 'familiars', although heard, were only seen through the imagination of the audience.
In the nineteenth century, a new dimension was added to the art when the ventriloquist began to accompany himself with a ventriloquial figure, originally called an automaton or speaking doll. The relationship between the ventriloquist and his doll has provided a wealth of material for the dramatist and novelist who have been intrigued by the schizophrenic aspect of the art. Many of these stories are not without foundation, as sorne ventriloquists in an attempt to make their creations as real as possible have often found themselves suspended between fantasy and reality. One wife named her husband's ventriloquial doll as co-respondent in their divorce suit, and a well known ventriloquist once willed his dummy $10,000.
Covering a period of some 3000 years, "I Can See Your Lips Moving" documents a little known aspect of our social history as well as giving an insight into one of the most popular facets of the performing arts.
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| Note de contenu : |
Bibliogr.
Index |
| Mode d'acquisition : |
Indéterminé |
| Date de création* : |
1981 (cop 1981) |
| Permalink : |
https://cataloguedoc.marionnette.com/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=38370 |
I can see your lips moving : the history and art of ventriloquism [Livre(s)] / Valentine Vox, auteur . - Tadworth, Surrey : Kaye & Ward, cop 1981 . - 167, [7] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-7182-5870-2 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Concepts : |
[Rameau]
Théâtre de marionnettes -- Histoire
[Noms communs]
Ventriloquie
|
| Index. décimale : |
33.23 Muppets, ventriloquie - Histoire |
| Résumé : |
Ventriloquism is currently enjoyed as an amusing facet of the performing arts but, long before it became entertain¬ment, it was part of a mystic divinatory practice employed by the ancients to evoke the spirits of the dead.
Mentioned in the Bible several times, it was condemned by the Church and, during the Dark Ages, many exponents were put to death. When the practice emerged as an entertainment it was still misunderstood. Some believed it to be a special talent that enabled certain individuals to 'throw the voice' . During this period, voice throwing was the main feature of the ventriloquial entertainers, making their voices come from everywhere but themselves. Their 'familiars', although heard, were only seen through the imagination of the audience.
In the nineteenth century, a new dimension was added to the art when the ventriloquist began to accompany himself with a ventriloquial figure, originally called an automaton or speaking doll. The relationship between the ventriloquist and his doll has provided a wealth of material for the dramatist and novelist who have been intrigued by the schizophrenic aspect of the art. Many of these stories are not without foundation, as sorne ventriloquists in an attempt to make their creations as real as possible have often found themselves suspended between fantasy and reality. One wife named her husband's ventriloquial doll as co-respondent in their divorce suit, and a well known ventriloquist once willed his dummy $10,000.
Covering a period of some 3000 years, "I Can See Your Lips Moving" documents a little known aspect of our social history as well as giving an insight into one of the most popular facets of the performing arts.
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| Note de contenu : |
Bibliogr.
Index |
| Mode d'acquisition : |
Indéterminé |
| Date de création* : |
1981 (cop 1981) |
| Permalink : |
https://cataloguedoc.marionnette.com/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=38370 |
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