creation march 2023
For all ages
Initiated by Frank Bernhardt, Artistic Director of the Historic Puppet Theatre of Magdeburg, this project was born from the meeting between the two directors and puppeteers, Julika Mayer and Elise Vigneron, and several performers from the permanent ensemble of the Magdeburg Puppet Theatre.
In the spirit of Donna Haraway’s “string figures,” this encounter is woven around our practice, both historical and contemporary, the puppeteer’s art. Through the prism of animation, we question our relationship to the world; we explore what it means to be connected, the desire to stay connected, and the effort required to remain so.
Emerging from this quest for individual and collective portraits is a chorus composed of string puppets, humans, and plants.
Winner of the 2022 Fonds Transfabrik Award.
CAST
Conception, Direction, scenography and costumes Élise Vigneron et Julika Mayer
Sound creation Ensemble Shan (Ariel Tessier, Julien Pontvianne, Pascal Charrier and Cati Delolme – Compagnie Naï No Production).
Dramaturgy and production Petra Szemacha
With the puppeteers from the Puppentheater Magdeburg Luisa Grüning, Annima Mosimann, Freda Winter, Leonhard Schubert, Kaspar Weith
Help Jana Weichelt
External advice Frank Bernhardt, Charlot Lemoine
Light and general technic Joachim Fleischer (Allemagne)
Stage technician Samson Milcent (France) and Oliver Freund (Germany)
Sound recording François Charrier (Compagnie Naï No Production)
Construction Magdeburg Puppentheater with Christian Sasse and Tobias Körner
Translation Marie Yan
Production supports
Production Théâtre de Magdebourg, Allemagne
Coproduction Théâtre de l’Entrouvert, Apt (84) ; Velo Théâtre, scène conventionnée, Apt (84) ; Théâtre Export Deutschland – Objets & Marionnettes ; FOKUS 20.21 ; Fonds Transfabrik – Fonds franco-allemand pour le spectacle vivant
Support Ministère de la Culture – DGCA ; Institut Français ; Funded by the Federal Theatre Award 2019 of the Federal Republic of Germany, through the IIT.
