Puppets – In Times Of Peace And War
Puppets – In Times Of Peace And War

Summary/Abstract: Usually, social crises are associated to socio-political systems, regardless of their intensity. This premise might lead to the following question: what is it that can cause a connection between puppets and such a context? This question was raised by a series of researchers and it determined them to search, find out and interpret.Even a mere scan through the history of animation theatre leads to the observation that situations of crisis generate reactions/answers, in terms of performance, that can be subject to: the wish to convey a message (that has the power to influence), an artistic movement – structured as a form of answer, a current of thought – with or without political influences. Boundaries between these are purely theoretical, as the interferences are an indisputable reality. I shall only bring forth several examples, which I consider significant for the three dimensions of the proposed hypothesis that are to be analysed, as it is clear that an exhaustive list of examples would be an almost impossible task; the ephemerality of theatre makes its history hard to trace. Beyond dates, technical systems, puppeteers’ titles and names, whose journeys stand under the sign of relativity, there is a constant: the puppeteers’ presence changes perspectives. It is this aspect which I want to draw attention to, marking the possible development of a future, more ample research.

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