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Includes theatre, opera, ballet, musical performances, dance, puppetry, scenery design, actors, TV series and their prodcution.

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Theatrical Realism

"Realism" was introduced to the theatre by the actor-theatre manager Lucia Elizabeth Vestris who brought historically correct costumes, elaborate scenery and the box set to the theatre. Image: Slave market scene from "The Octoroon" by Dion Boucicault (umass.edu)

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Subscriber Feedback on Puppets

The art (wayang kulit) has so much depth, creativity and sophistication - all in the hand of the puppet master (dalang) Puppets of Indonesia

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Jane of Sandringham

Jane of Sandringham who has now joined as a writer on the blog tells us a little about herself and her interests in the ballet, opera, impressionist and post impressionist paintings.

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Puppetry in opera?

Puppets are associated with magic and whimsy. On the other hand we often see Opera as epic and grand, serious and heart wrenching with the main characters dying tragically Credit: Mozart's The Magic Flute, Julie Taymor Production

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Shadow Play

Shadow play enjoys a time-honoured history which can be traced back to the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago. As early as in the 13th century, China’s shadow play was introduced to Persia, Arab, Turkey or Siam. Credit: Confucius Magazine

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Puppetry and the works of Kyoko Imazu

Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens in Dandenong, Victoria. On show at Heritage Hill was a Shadow Puppet Show created by Kyoko Imazu

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Els Quatre Gats, Pere Romeu, Shadow Puppets & Lighting the Way

Continuing to examine life inside "Els Quatre Gats" with the shadow puppets of Pere Romeu and the artists who gathered to revolutionise artistic perception through "modernism". Image: Ramon Casas & Pere Romeu on a Tandem - en.wikipedia.org

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Els Quatre Gats

In the1890s Spanish artists Pere Romeu, Miquel Utrillo i Morlius & Frederic Homdedeu opened the theatre cafe Els Quatre Gats (Barcelona) after their Shadow Play venture failed in America. It became a meeting house for artists. Image: Poster for Els Quatre Gats by Pere Romeu (fineartamerica.com).

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