by Stephan Schlafke | Apr 9, 2021 | Raise the curtain
The four well-known animals of the puppet designer: Doris Gschwandtner © Gschwandtner/KOBALT Figurentheater HL As one grows older, one doesn’t necessarily function the same way as when one was 20 unfortunately. However assets gained along the way include...
by Stephan Schlafke | Feb 24, 2021 | A look in the depot
For a student discussion the Kunsthochschule Kassel, where Harry Kramer taught from 1971 to 1992, was, amongst others asked to assemble a tribute to Harry Kramer’s ‘Mechanical Theatre’. The animation class in the German city of Kassel was founded in...
by Stephan Schlafke | Feb 5, 2021 | Raise the curtain
In this Advent production schedule we would have had our show – DORNRÖSCHEN (Sleeping Beauty) on the programme. As a small consolation for our loyal theatre audience, here is a little look behind the scenes of this production, which we brought to the stage at...
by Stephan Schlafke | Jan 27, 2021 | Raise the curtain
On 3, 10 and 17 October 2020, the Lübeck Puppet Theatre and the TheaterFigurenMuseum will give insights into their work in the event series POETRY OF THE PUPPET THEATRE. The research project PUPPET&MICROCAMERA will also be on the agenda. But what is actually...
by Stephan Schlafke | Jan 21, 2021 | Raise the curtain
In the research project “puppet & microcamera” we explored the interplay between camera, animation and puppetry in different ways. Camera as a co-player One question was: What happens if the camera becomes an actor? Its recorded image projected onto...