Ventriloquist

Performs comedy and entertainment by making it appear that a puppet or dummy is speaking.

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The art of ventriloquism dates back to ancient Greece, where it was considered a religious practice

Drama: Give the dummy a personality that argues and jokes with you like a real partner.
Psychology: Make the audience believe the voice comes from the puppet by guiding where they look.
Communication: Talk with your lips barely moving while keeping every word clear to the audience.
Music: Switch pitch and tone quickly so your voice and the dummy's sound like two people.

Edgar Bergen: Ventriloquist famous for his dummy Charlie McCarthy on radio and in films.

Choose one object and explore every way it can move: tipping, bending, sliding, bouncing, flopping.
Now move it as different characters: a very old person, a tiny light-footed person, a villain, a superhero, a ghost. Watch how the movement alone changes who it is.
Pick a second object, find its own way of moving, and let the two characters meet on the table using only sounds and movement, no words.
Turn it into a short tabletop show with a beginning, middle and end, and perform it for someone at home.

Object-theatre puppeteers turn everyday things into believable characters just through how they move them, often performing on a tabletop.

Also try: Warm up your voice like an opera singer.

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