A Puppet is not merely a toy that we move. It is something into which we breath life. It takes on a reality and life of it's own due to our imagination, love and recreation.
In order to fully enable us to create this new life, we must go to the following few simple but essential exercises. These exercises will give us full dexterity in our fingers, hands, wrists and arms.
Like any exercises, they must be done properly and constantly in order to have maximum effect. All exercises will be done five times.
EXERCISES
SHOULDER and ARMS
- The first step is to totally relax the body, with hands hanging loosely by your sides.
- Slowly and gradually raise and rotate the right arm in: a)front, b)above, c)behind and d)down. Keep fingers open but relaxed while doing this.
- Repeat all above with the left hands.
- Do the above exercises anti clockwise. Rise and rotate your right arm : a)behind, b)above, c)in front and d)down.
- Again repeat with the left arm.
WRIST
Extend both arms in front of you.
- Without moving the arm drop your hands from the wrist with your fingers pointing towards the floor. a)Point the fingers forward. b)Point the fingers upward.
- Repeat the above exercise with arms extended above your head, so that the fingers point : forward, upward and backward.
- Starting with the right hand rotate the wrist clockwise. Rotate anti clockwise. Repeat with left hand.
FINGERS
Extend both arms in front of you.
- Without moving the arm move your fingers like typing a keyboard.
