A Vivid "sense Of Life" Between The Fingers

In puppet plays,the vivid performance always catches the eye,touches the hearts,andgives audience the illusion of "life".The conveyance of such sense of "life" is not limitedto a particular type of puppet play,nor is it limited to a particular type of puppet,or thetechniques of puppet operation.Dramatically deformed puppets can make movementslifelike.Abstract and obscure puppets can convey a strong sense of beauty.Extremelysimplified puppets can also demonstrate adoration...Then it is worthwhile asking,"through what form of methods or techniques does the puppet play create such a livingsense of life?"From puppet structure,puppet operation,to puppeteers' role in puppet performance,thispaper analyze in details each form and technique that help bring the sense of "life" to thepuppet performance.Based on the analysis,this paper takes a further step to makecomparison between the visualization of the puppets and the perception of the audience,and discusses the relationship between the performance experience in the puppet play andthe human behavioral and cognitive experience.