Abstract
This article reflects about the registration of different traditional puppettheatre manifestations as intangible cultural heritage. It discusses how important it is to preserve traditional puppetry but also presents doubts about how the registration affects this art form that is constantly changing.Keywords: Cultural heritage. Puppet theatre. Traditional puppet theatre.
Highlights
As we enter the year 2016, I look back at the vast ever growing art of puppet theatre around the world
For anyone to be able to speak about this art form in a generic way is impossible or pretentious, as we can only touch the surface of what we assume to see in brief performances of an art form at festivals and other platforms, out of context and devoid of its cultural and social background, traditional puppet theatre
Just the term Puppet is a misnomer in our present day scenario, besides the few techniques at hand, artists around the world have created many more facets and incorporated other performing arts to the Revista de Estudos sobre Teatro de Formas Animadas same; be it masks, actors, dance, figures worn by actors, new media, and a vast creative personal visual poetry
Summary
As we enter the year 2016, I look back at the vast ever growing art of puppet theatre around the world. Just the term Puppet is a misnomer in our present day scenario, besides the few techniques at hand, artists around the world have created many more facets and incorporated other performing arts to the Revista de Estudos sobre Teatro de Formas Animadas same; be it masks, actors, dance, figures worn by actors, new media, and a vast creative personal visual poetry.
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