zurück Figurentheater-Vorstellung für Erwachsene ohne Sprache CLOWN'S HOUSES A puppet theory for the human nothin “...Blind are those houses, paper-thin Old shadows hid therein, With sly and crazy movements creep Like marionettes, and weep...” Edith Sitwell – “Clown's Houses” 1918 The story With Edit Sitwell whispering in their ear, Merlin Puppet Theater was inspired to create ‘Clown’s Houses’; their first puppetry work for adults. One building, five apartments and six main characters. Comical-tragical personalities, leading a miserable life which they aren’t afraid to lose but they are afraid to live. The spectator is watching them live their conventional lives in a dark, claustrophobic setting, with their fears, obsessions and loneliness. ‘Merlin’ are dramatising and demonising their obsessions until they finally punish and liberate them with the most violent manner. ‘Merlin’ doesn’t attempt to do existential analysis through their work. They are dramatising the modern way of living in its current form. Through the dark rooms of ‘Clown’s Houses’ the loneliness of the modern man is displayed; prison-like houses, people trapped into their routines and habits, distant from their dreams. The performance In "Clown’s houses" you will find a combination of different puppetry techniques such as marionettes, top table puppets, object and shadow theatre. The puppets are made of wood, pulp and paper, amounting to about 45 cm. The two puppeteers animate puppets and objects, without being obvious to the public while the realism of the motion, the scenic world and different lighting conditions complement the dark sensation of the play. The theater Merlin Puppet Theater was founded in 1995. Its founders, Dimitris Stamou and Demy Papada started their career creating masks and puppets for the theatre. In 2001, they started performing with their own puppet theatre. Since then they have created 6 stories mainly addressing a younger audience, and they’ve run hundreds of performances around Greece, including workshops on puppet creation and play. They’ve participated in festivals, exhibitions, conferences and educational seminars. They’ve co-operated with a number of puppet players and artists on the creation of the puppets and props for many of their own and others’ performances, including collaborations with The Tiger Lillies and Dirty Granny Tales. They are members of the Greek Puppet Center of UNIMA . Merlin Puppet Theatre lives and works in Athens and Berlin. Eintritt: 10€, 7€ (erm.), 5€ (H4) Kartenvorbestellungen: hier online vorbestellen oderTel.: 030-443 59 497 ACUDtheater Fr 3.6. 20:00 Uhr,  Fr 3.6. 20:00 Uhr