Freiburg puppet theater
The Freiburger Puppenbühne is a known mainly in Baden-Wuerttemberg puppet theater with regular gaming operations in Freiburg and tours throughout the German-speaking countries and neighboring Alsace. The puppet theater , founded by Johannes and Karin Minuth in 1987 , is particularly aimed at young viewers of kindergarten and elementary school age, but with the adaptation of Goethe's Faust, a puppet show especially for adults is in the program. David Minuth, son of Karin and Johannes Minuth, has been a self-employed freelance puppeteer under the name of Freiburger Puppenbühne since 2017.
Artistic creation
The hand puppet show on the Freiburg puppet stage in the traditional peep box stage is influenced by the playing style of the puppet players Walter Büttner , Max Jacob and Friedrich Arndt . The focus is on the funny figure of Kasper , whose history is the subject of Johannes Minuth's doctoral thesis. Johannes Minuth learned the basics of playing with the hand figures from Peter and Benita Steinmann , while Karin Minuth is a trained puppet therapist. She not only designs and produces dolls, costumes and props, but also sets. In his own workshop with stage and figure construction, David Minuth, who, in addition to his work as a teacher in art history and works, completed an architecture degree with a Bachelor and Master of Arts. In addition to the performances, courses, directing work, publications and the organization of puppet theater days are carried out.
Productions
The puppet theater productions range from self-written puppet plays to literary adaptations to seasonal and topic-related productions. A mobile puppet theater car is available for short outdoor puppet theater scenes.
With Bello, a dog figure, the Freiburg Puppenbühne has a popular figure who is reminiscent of the old fair play by the Bille family . In addition to the puppet figure, he plays a major role in almost all productions, e.g. B. in The golden unicorn , Kasper and the pirate of the seven seas or Kasper and the little castle ghost .
The hand puppet pieces The Enchanted Bunny and The Flower Princess , on the other hand, are more poetic, with animals, mother earth and fairies in their fairytale world. Implementations of classic children's literature such as Pinocchio are also included.
Pieces such as Much dirt at Hexe Klapperzahn convey more educational content when it comes to environmental education and dental health.
Due to its proximity to France, the Freiburg Puppenbühne also has pieces with a French translation in its program, which are mainly requested by bilingual clubs and schools.
Goethe's Faust - The Puppet Show
It was a fairground puppet show that inspired Goethe to create his Faust. Goethe's Faust - Die Puppenshow , the solo piece by Johannes Minuth, is a transfer of the Faust poetry back to the puppet theater. The Goethe text is taken over in the original language, but the funny character is expanded in the piece by making Kasper a commentator who appears in interludes and appeals to the audience with funny allusions to what is happening on the stage.
Recordings
The best-known pieces by the Freiburg Puppenbühne are produced as live recordings by Bob Media GmbH & Co KG and distributed nationwide on DVD. So far published:
- Kasper and the magic mountain
- Kasper and the little castle ghost
- Kasper and Santa Claus
- Kasper and the Easter Bunny
- Kasper and the Lion King
- A lot of shit with Witch Klapperzahn
- Kasper and the Dragon Prince
- Kasper - Journey to Prince Aladin
Tour project
In 2011 the Freiburg Puppenbühne went on a tour to Moscow , which was supported by the German Embassy . A total of 6 appearances took place in the German-Russian House and in the German School with the plays of Goethe's Faust - The Puppet Show , Kasper and the Little Castle Ghost and Much Dirt at Hexe Klapperzahn .
literature
- Johannes Minuth: The puppet theater and its development history - from the bosom to the art of puppetry , Nold, Frankfurt / Main 1996 ISBN 978-3-922220-75-6
- PK Steinmann: The theater figure at hand: Basics and practice , Nold, Frankfurt / Main 2005 ISBN 978-3-935011-55-6
- Karin Minuth: Puppetry made easy, health education for kindergarten , publisher: State working group for health education, Baden-Württemberg
Web links
- Official website
- www.faust-puppenshow.de
- Association of German Puppet Theater eV
- German forum for puppet theater and puppetry eV
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claudia Füßler: Karin Minuth: co-founder of the Freiburg Puppet Stage In: Badische Zeitung, May 15, 2015
- ↑ Ebba Hagenberg-Miliu: Goethe's Faust as a puppet theater In: General-Anzeiger Bonn, April 9, 2015
- ↑ Claudia Füßler: Freiburg puppeteer David Minuth wants a daily news with positive news In: Badische Zeitung, March 1, 2018
- ↑ Andrea Steinhart: Kasper does not need jeans In: Badische Zeitung, April 26, 2017
- ↑ Felicitas Kahles: What does ... Johannes Minuth actually do? In: alumni'aktuell, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, April 27, 2017
- ↑ Dorothee Philipp: It is important that the good wins. In: Badische Zeitung, April 5, 2019
- ↑ Susanne Filz: Kasper und das Fingerspiel In: Badische Zeitung, November 3, 2017
- ↑ Daniela Hiebel: David Minuth: Faszination Puppentheater In: REGION IM BLICK, January 16, 2019
- ↑ Evelyn Jehle: Dog Bello conquers children's hearts In: Schwarzwälder Bote, February 20, 2018
- ^ Rebekka Sommer: Freiburg puppet stage: With the bed against the evil forces In: Badische Zeitung, October 20, 2011
- ↑ Susanne Gilg: Defeating Evil Together In: Badische Zeitung, October 31, 2019
- ↑ Heidi Ossenberg: A dance with the princess as a reward In: Badische Zeitung, January 9, 2020
- ↑ Wolfgang Winter: Spectacular and very funny In: BADEN ONLINE, March 20, 2012
- ↑ Jutta Schütz: In addition to Gretchen and Mephisto, Kasperl and Bello are also there In: Badische Zeitung, February 11, 2019
- ↑ Let's play ... Goethe: Freiburg Puppet Theater in the German-Russian House in Moscow In: RUSDEUTSCH INFORMATIONSPORTAL DER RUSSLANDDEUTSCHEN, May 10, 2011