„Reteatralizarea teatrului prin arta mânuirii”
“Re-thinking Theatre Through the Art of Puppets and Marionettes”

Summary/Abstract: The project entitled “Re-thinking Theatre Through the Art of Puppets and Marionettes” and initiated by GAG Association took place in the city of Craiova (Southwestern Romania) between 5th and 9th May 2008. It was conceived as a true creative camp and aimed at promoting animation theatre among children, teenagers and youth. Moreover, it was a winner in the project competition organised by The National Authority for Youth and successfully re-united, for the first time in Romania, the university departments of Puppets and Marionettes from Bucharest, Iasi and Targu- Mures. The performing shows within the camp approached different topics and styles, i.e. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (adapted from Shakespeare), Pinocchio (adapted from Collodi), A Wonderful Journey (adapted from The Little Prince by A. de Saint-Exupery). Thus, the participants were able to weigh and draw comparisons between the graduation performances given by the former students of the three universities above-mentioned. They also benefited from three thematic workshops co-ordinated by the following teachers (who also directed the performing shows): Decebal Marin, PhD, Lecturer, The University of Bucharest (UNATC) – ‘Fundamental Techniques in Marionette Handling’; Aurelian Balaita, PhD, Assistant Professor / Reader, The University of Arts “G. Enescu” Iasi – ‘Handling Techniques in Puppet and Marionette Theatre’; Oana Leahu, PhD, Lecturer, The University of Targu-Mures – ‘Directing Animation Theatre’. The performances and the workshops were followed by debates and a press conference; some of the most important conclusions drawn from those debates were that classroom practice of all three universities was similar, that it relies on the basic principles and on the same didactic bench marks, and that it benefits a lot from the collaboration with the other sections in the department of drama & theatre.

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