Teatrul de păpuşi pentru maturi: căutări, experimente, perspective
The puppet theatre for adults: explorations, experiments, perspectives

Summary/Abstract: Many exigent researchers have signalled that the XXI century has revolutionized essentially both the content and the form of all genres of art. This concept also refers to the puppet theatre. Thanks to the bold experiments at the level of language, artistic concept, techniques and materials used, the animation theatre will come out of anonymity, announcing a new stylistic aesthetics and direction in its evolution. The independent troops (theatres) have imposed themselves in particular in terms of format and language metamorphoses. In many European countries, most puppet theatres are independent. From the very beginning of the XIX century, the field is approached by established artists, who see an art with possibilities of unpredictable expression in the puppet theatre. The XX century brings its modest contribution to the evolution of the genre through the avant-garde theatre and the puppet art theatre, contributing to the transformation of the techniques of handling the doll and its aesthetics. In this context, Gordon Graig, George Grosz, Piscator and many others leave visible traces in theatre theory. The new century instigates the artists of the puppet theatre more and more. The most significant experiments in the field could be seen at the International Festival of Puppet Teatres for adults ”Lalka tez czlowiek” (”A Puppet is a human too”), organized by the independent theatre ”The Impossible Theatre Union” from Warsaw. Some performances presented during this festival served as basis of the analyses in the article.

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