Critical Stages (Jun 2019)
Dance and Puppet Theatre
Abstract
The article, which is also the introduction of a forthcoming book to be published in English and Swedish, focuses on the close relation between puppetry and dance. It shows how these two artistic genres have developed from antiquity to the present and calls attention to their engaging intersections throughout their long history, referring also to the Commedia dell’ Arte tradition as one such point of intersection. A large part of the article is devoted to the study of the Marionette Theatre in Stockholm, its history, development and unique aesthetic.
