Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/mwo1vc31oy
Strengths and Weaknesses of Visual Elements in Puppet Performances by Zlatko Bourek
Igor Tretinjak
orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-5520
; itretinjak@aukos.hr
Abstract
The visual aspect is an identification element of Zlatko Bourek’s puppet plays, yet it is not used in the same manner in all performances. In the performances using hand puppets – in particular sock puppets, the visual aspect does not develop – it remains on the level of initial information, whereas in some performances using puppets on a cart (the kuruma ningyo technique) and with masks, the visual aspects do not remain static, but rather become developed and independent in the dramaturgical sense, taking predominance over the words and the text. This paper presents the possibilities of the puppets on a cart and with masks realised in Hamlet, play performed by the Teatar ITD, and Saint George by the City Puppet Theatre Split, in comparison with the non-realised potentials in other plays.
Keywords
Zlatko Bourek; puppets on a cart; mask; Hamlet; visual dramaturgy.
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284548
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Publication date:
7.10.2022.
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