20th Century Puppetry

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The text discusses the history of contemporary puppet theatre and highlights three transformations: splintering the stage so puppeteers are visible, hybridizing manipulation techniques, and incorporating different artistic media. It provides various examples of puppet theatre companies and works from the 20th century.

The three transformations that characterized puppetry in the 20th century are: 1) Splintering the puppet stage so the puppeteer is visible, 2) Simultaneously using and hybridizing traditional manipulation forms and techniques, 3) Initiating dialogue with different artistic media and embracing various materials.

Examples mentioned include Compagnie Arkétal's Le Conte d'hiver de William Shakespeare, Théâtre Toone's Les Trois Mousquetaires, Story Box Theatre's Punch and Judy Show, Compagnie Gare Centrale's Conversation avec un jeune homme, Compagnie Main d'argile's Limites, La Pire Espèce's Ubu sur la table, and Théâtre de Cuisine's Le Petit Théâtre de Cuisine.

CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATRE

Analle Impe

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

1. What

2. Why

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

1. What

2. Why

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Three transformations characterizing history of 20th century puppetry:

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Three transformations characterizing history of 20th century puppetry:
1. Splintering the puppet stage, and puppeteers wide usage of manipulation as s/he is visible to the audience;

Compagnie Arktal, Le Conte dhiver de William Shakespeare

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Manipulations from above

Thtre Toone, Les Trois Mousquetaires

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Manipulations from below

Story Box Theatre, Punch and Judy Show

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

Bunraku

Story Box Theatre, Punch and Judy Show

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Three transformations characterizing history of 20th century puppetry:
1. Splintering the puppet stage, and puppeteers wide usage of manipulation as s/he is visible to the audience; 2. Simultaneously using and hybridizing traditional manipulation forms and techniques;

Compagnie Gare Centrale, Conversation avec un jeune homme

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Three transformations characterizing history of 20th century puppetry:
1. Splintering the puppet stage, and puppeteers wide usage of manipulation as s/he is visible to the audience; 2. Simultaneously using and hybridizing traditional manipulation forms and techniques; 3. Initiating dialogue with different and various artistic media, and embracing all the imaginable materials.
Compagnie Main dargile, Limites

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

Barbara Mlois, La Pire Espce, Ubu Aluminures sur la table Compagnie Main dargile, Limites

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Thtre de Cuisine, Le Petit Thtre de Cuisine

La Pire Espce, Ubu sur la table

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

1. What

2. Why

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

1. What

2. Why
a. Aesthetic; b. Political; c. Anthropological.

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Hotel Modern, Kamp

Contemporary Puppet Theatre


Hotel Modern, Kamp

ScratchingScrafty A brilliant piece of art depicting the horrendous murders at Auschwitz. Note the prisoner telling the victim in the last scene about what's going to happen to her as she enters the gas chamber. This was so people could die with dignity, instead of being gassed like unaware rats. Thank you for creating this masterpiece. IdoDarklyCute They're just puppets, man.

La marionnette contemporaine : une hybridation des corps

Aurlia LAndrode [HU#1] Duda Paiva Ivan, Company

Contemporary Puppet Theatre

Ilka Schnbein,LAndrode La Vieille et la Bte Aurlia [HU#1] Duda Paiva Ivan, Company

La marionnette contemporaine : une hybridation des corps

You think I take it very seriously? I cannot take it seriously enough. If there is a solemn thing at all in Life, only a marionnette can interpret it on stage. E. G. Craig

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