56th
15. - 21.9.2023.
International Puppet Theatre Festival – PIF
September 15th– 21nd, 2023
56th PIF PROGRAMME
Thursday, September 14th
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno foyer
Opening of the exhibition PUPPET, MASK… PIF*, 11th art competition for
children
18.30 h, Cultural Centre Travno, Blue venue
Book presentation: THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL, author Slobodanka
Martan (for adults)
Friday, September 15th
20.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
GRAND OPENING OF THE 56th PIF (invitation only)
ALONE, Bubble Dragon, South Korea (for children and adults)
Saturday, September 16th
11.00 h, Tkalčićeva Street, Ban Jelačić Square, Cvjetni Square, Zrinjevac
Square
PIFKO’S PROCESSION* (children and adults)
12.00 and 14.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
UGLY DUCKLING, Anna Guzik, Anna Zadęcka-Zięba, Fondation – Oh
Gustav!, Poland (5+)
16.00 h, Park in front of the Cultural Centre Travno
TRICKS AND TIPS TO MUPPET PUPPET*, puppetry workshop (for teachers
and kindergarten teachers)
17.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
LITTLE PUPPETEERS ON 56TH PIF: THE PRINCESS ON THE NETTLE LEAF*,
Kopriva Pec Pec Children’s Puppetry Group, Our Children Society, Croatia
(for children and adults)
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
LITTLE ACCORN’S SECRET, Maribor Puppet Theatre, Slovenia (5+)
20.00 h, Assotiation Smile Gallery
Opening of the exhibition: AGATA FREYER’S WORLD OF PUPPETS*
(childrenand adults)
Sunday, September 17th
12.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
ALONE, Bubble Dragon, South Korea (for children and adults)
16.00 h, Park in front of the Cultural Centre Travno
CUTE DUCK*, puppetry workshop (for elderly)
16.00 and 18.00 h, Zagreb Youth Theatre
PLAYING TONES, Toihaus Theatre, Austria (1+)
17.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
LITTLE PUPPETEERS ON 56TH PIF: BLACK BEAUTY*, Vjenceslav Novak
Elementary School Children’s Puppetry Group (for children)
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno
TREEFOLK, Pinklec Theatre Company, Croatia (11+)
18.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
TUNJA*, Ivana Brlić Mažuranić Theatre Company, Croatia (children and
adults)
20.00 h, Zagreb Dance Centre
THE JOURNEY OF THE GOOD HANS BÖHM THROUGH EUROPE, ALFA
Theatre, Czechia (adults)
Monday, September 18th
9.30 h, Travno Kindergarten
THE PRINCESS OF THE PAPER*, puppetry workshop for children (children
from Travno Kindergarten)
17.00 i 18.30 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
THUMBELINA, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Slovenia (3+)
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno, Blue venue
BOOK PRESENTATION*: A LASTING CHILDHOOD – PUPPETRY, THE CITY
AND US, editor Darko Juka; CONTEMPORARY PUPPETRY AND CRITICISM,
editorin-chief Igor Tretinjak
20.00 h, Zagreb Puppet Theatre
METAMORPHOSES, Novi Sad Youth Theatre, Serbia (adults)
Tuesday, September, 19th
Tuesday, September, 19th
9.30 h, Park in front of the Cultural Centre Travno
ROOSTER BOOSTER*, puppetry workshop (children from Malešnica
Elementary School)
11.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno
TOBIAS, Sarajevo Youth Theatre, Bosnia and Herzegovina (4+)
12.00 h, Park in front of the Cultural Centre Travno
SUNLIGHT PUPPET THEATRE*, Malle-malle Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
(children and adults)
12.30 h, Park in front of the Cultural Centre Travno
ROOSTER BOOSTER*, puppetry workshop (children from Malešnica
Elementary School)
16.00, 18.00 and 20.00 h, Zagreb Dance Centre
TWINKLE, Sofia Puppet Theatre and NoBlink, Bulgaria (2+)
18.00 h, plateau of the Mamutica building
GIANT SOAP BUBBLE*, Malle-malle Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria (children and
adults)
20.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
DON’T POKE THE BEAR, The Key Theatre, Israel (for adults)
Wednesday, September 20th
Wednesday, September 20th
12.00 h, Park in front of the Cultural Centre Travno
SUNLIGHT PUPPET THEATRE*, Malle-malle Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria
(children and adults)
18.00 h, plateau of the Mamutica building
GIANT SOAP BUBBLE*, Malle-malle Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria (children and
adults)
19.00 h, Zagreb Puppet Theatre
CINDERELLA, Zaches Theatre, Italy (5+)
21.00 h, Zagreb Dance Centre
THE MECHANICS OF THE SOUL, EH MAN HÉ, Zero en Conducta, Spain
(adults)
Thursday, September 21st
Thursday, September 21st
9.30 h, Potočnica Kindergarten
THE PRINCESS OF THE PAPER*, puppetry workshop (for Potočnica
Kindergarten children)
10.00 h and 11.30, Cultural Centre Travno venue
WHERE DID THE SOCKS GO?, Rijeka City Puppet Theatre, Croatia (for
toddlers)
20.00 h, Cultural Center Travno venue
AWARD CEREMONY AND CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 56th PIF
THE MARBLE GAME*, Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, Croatia (9+)
* accompaning programme
The Organiser reserves the right to implement changes to the program
based
on the epidemiological situation.
All changes will be available on www.pif.hr and Facebook page of the
Festival
* accompaning programme
The Organiser reserves the right to implement changes to the program based on the epidemiological situation.
All changes will be available on www.pif.hr and Facebook page of the Festival.
