Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/m3v76t5vry
Puppet Theatre – Collaboration with Zlatko Bourek
Đuro Roić
; Lutajuće kazalište (Zagrebačko kazalište lutaka), Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
I have long known of Zlatko Bourek, if I remember correctly, from various media – from animated films to illustrations in picture books. We worked together for the first time at the Split Summer Festival, on the performance entitled Farsa, farsa (Farce, Farce). He was visual creator, and Georgij Paro directed.
Our first real collaboration took place in the creation of the performance entitled Od zlata jabuka (The Golden Apple) at the Zagreb Puppet Theatre. The last performance we did together was Petrica Kerempuh i smrt (Petrica Kerempuh and the Death), based on Krleža’s Ballads. It was in 2015, produced by the Poetry Theatre for the 4th Miroslav Krleža Festival. Though we did not collaborate officially after this, we were in constant contact, even more than before. We discussed diverse matters, mainly on the phone, and made plans for future projects.
I intend to list all the performances we created together and say a few words about our television collaboration. It might be interesting to know that our joint projects were like a permanent studio – we were constantly gathering new information and knowledge not only on the technology, but also on the artistic essence of the things we were creating. Performances that form a part of Bourek’s experience ought to be mentioned as well, as this too had an impact on our collaboration.
Furthermore, an explanation from my part will be needed as to the reason why Zlatko Bourek had named his puppet theatre the theatre of figures – the theatre of freaks.
Keywords
puppet; theatre of figures; theatre of freaks.
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284549
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Publication date:
7.10.2022.
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