marionette theater
Stringed figure performance
Marionette theater is performance using puppets controlled from above by strings or wires attached to a wooden frame.
The puppeteer manipulates the marionettes from a raised platform or bridge, making them walk, gesture, and interact on the stage below.
The form has ancient roots and continues in both traditional folk performances and contemporary art: We took the children to a marionette theater production of Pinocchio.
- puppet showPerformance using manipulated figures
- hand puppetsGlove-worn toy characters
- puppetryManipulating figures for shows
- shadow puppetsBacklit hand theater
- folk traditionsCommunity customs across generations
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- Emilia-RomagnaBologna, Ravenna, Rimini, Modena, Ferrara
- Viennese TheaterVienna State Opera
- WalloniaArdennes, Bastogne
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Live dramatic stage productions
repertory theater · Broadway · West End theater · acting · straight play
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Entertainment in public spaces
improvisational theater · improv comedy · monologue · stand-up comedy · spoken word
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