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News from the Istanbul International Puppet Festival

News from the Istanbul International Puppet Festival

To talk about Istanbul Puppet Festival is to talk about Cengiz Özek, its artistic director. Sixteen years of thinking about the city from the perspective of the puppets, and thinking about puppets looking at them through Istanbul. It was a coincidence that the first show that I saw today was “The Magic Tree” by Cengiz Özek, and because I already know the show very well, I asked to see it from back stage. I must also … Leer más »

Birth of a Puppet Museum in Macao, China

Birth of a Puppet Museum in Macao, China

The high activity of puppet theater that exists in China is being translated into a multitude of public and private initiatives. Macao, the ancient city under Portuguese rule, also lives his moment of joy thanks to the contribution of Ms. Elisa Vilaça, Portuguese puppeteer and teacher, who has offered her collection of puppets from around the world to Macao Puppet Museum, which is still in process of realization. view full post » … Leer más »

Editorial

Puppetring, year one

Puppetring, year one

Puppetring is a year old. One challenge, the hardest perhaps, has been met: to survive the first … Read more »

Provisional balance: from the old year 2012 to the new year 2013

Provisional balance: from the old year 2012 to the new year 2013

It is difficult to define 2012. A year of extremes, for us at Puppetring it has been … Read more »