SLEEPWALKERS*
During a moonlit night, the characters rebel against the Narrator and his “role assignment” that displeases them. You will meet the Moon, the Writer, the Lady, the Bird, the Frog, the Momma Bear, the Little Bear, the Bunny, and the Fox, jointly creating a new magical story. Secrets are revealed: the Narrator’s unrealised love and the desires of the characters, who ultimately help create a happy ending where everyone is pleased – both the Narrator and the characters. In addition to comic situations and songs, the text also creates space for expressing the skills of animating the most demanding puppet form – the marionette. The puppets will entertain their young audience and send a clear message: with mutual help, we can create better stories and lives, and a happier world. The play is performed using marionettes, thematising love and friendship.
The puppets were made by the students of the Perlice Puppetry Studio (primary school teachers, kindergarten teachers and employees of the Kristalna kocka vedrine Cultural Centre), who also designed the sets and props.
PERLICE PUPPETRY STUDIO, SISAK, REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
The Perlice Puppetry Studio operates at the Kristalna kocka vedrine Cultural Centre in Sisak. It brings together kindergarten and primary school teachers in Sisak who share a passion for puppetry and its power in education.
The members attended the Puppet for a Better World programme organised by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, under the guidance of distinguished puppetry professors. They apply that knowledge in working with children, creating small puppet plays that not only encourage imagination and expression but also educate the youngest audience and bolster their love for theatre.
