WELCOME TO SILKEBORG PUPPETRY FESTIVAL 2015
It is with great pleasure I welcome you once again to Silkeborg Puppetry Festival.
Actually I would prefer to call Festival of Wonder a theatre festival with a focus on the extra dimensions lacking in ‘ordinary’ theatre, namely puppets, objects and the strong visual effects.
With 102 events in all, we will present performances for adults only, shows for children from age 0 and up, films, workshops and exhibits.
This year 18 theatres from Denmark are participating and 14 international theatres from Holland, Canada, Taiwan, Germany, Greece, Israel, France, Ireland and four separate theatres from The Czech Republic, a country with a unique tradition of puppet theatre.
It will be possible to see theatres using many different techniques, such as rod puppets, hand or glove puppets, marionettes, often combined with acting, masks, dance, live music and song, projections, etc. Visual theatre is also represented at the festival.
The Festival Theme
Our intention in presenting the international theatres is to add a boost of inspiration to the art of puppetry with experimental and innovative performances, never before shown in Denmark. This is why we are constantly following the latest developments in the international theatre scene.
The theme of Animation Theatre in Modern Society, a focus on the human condition in 2015, is set in perspective when shows combine magic and poetry to inspire the imagination of the viewer.
In our Back Stage Talks the audience can be close enough to the artists to enable dialogues about the themes.
By Ulla Dengsøe Artistic Director