THEA 80L Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Iran Hostage Crisis
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Allows us to escape the everyday to participate in cosmic time . The use of the t. v: helped henson spread his work further and faster. Henson was inspired by mlk and i have a dream (armstrong"s theory) Henson believed the puppeteer should voice the puppet and not some other actor. Stuff happening when muppet movie came out in 1979. Major use of variety of puppet styles. Muppet movie combines democratic humor of carnival and a biographical take on history of the group. Muppet movie shows how each member was included. Kermit (jim) picks up a friend (frank) and goes on a journey. The movie gives us an upside down 1960-70s american commute. 1708 1st reported european puppeteers in west indies. Puppetry related to other forms of popular entertainment.