The Hospital of Love - Movement and Utterance in Marionette Study
The Hospital of Love - Movement and Utterance in Marionette Study

Summary/Abstract: The marionette or string puppet was for years mistakenly considered a mere imitation of big stage characters or a means of offering educational support to the little ones taking part in such shows. Lately it has proved that, despite its similarity to human movements, it is also valuable in terms of specific language that is both metaphorical and symbolic as well as in harmonious movements and articulated gestures adapted to the physical appearance and the embodied character’s inner traits.This statement was best sustained by our choice of Anton Pann’s The Hospital of Love which not only stirs imagination but is also a good example for students’ handling and speech techniques.The rich universe of both The Hospital of Love and Worldly Songs gives the various marionettes with clearly cut facial features and well defined characters, such as the young lady with visible dark circles under her eyes, the young housemaid, the old drunkard etc., the opportunity to perform in a small setting in which the focus falls on the variety of costume colors.

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