United Puppets | Germany
Working Society
ca. 60 min
Puppet Theatre | Object Theatre | Theatrical Performance
Usage of text kindly authorized by Lea Streisand | With friendly support from the HfS „Ernst Busch“ Department of Contemporary Puppetry | Funded by Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin
Director: Mario Hohmann | Performers: Hans-Jochen Menzel, Melanie Sowa | Puppets, stage: puppenbau-berlin.de, Suse Wächter, Christian Werdin | Dramaturgy: Anja Quickert
Technological change falls upon society with an impact, but is hardly heard and felt. What does this mean for us – a society whose individuals define themselves through their work? What about the craft of a puppeteer? Three dozens of puppets, along with puppeteers Melanie Sowa and Hans-Jochen Menzel are digging their way through their own theatrical past, trying to find a way to the future.
