Puppets from around the World (6x52')
PUPPETS FROM AROUND THE WORLD (6x52')
INFORMATION
FR / 2012-2014 / 6x52’ / HD / FrenchAcrobates Films / Directed by Jean-Robert Thomann, Marie-Laure Désidéri & Christian Argentino
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
Art, puppets, travel, Europe, Asia, Africa
SYNOPSIS
This series aims at exploring different cultures through a characteristic feature of folk art: puppets. Travel all over the world to meet those who bring these puppets to life and who strive to uphold this unique tradition in the modern age.
Episode 1: Taiwan’s puppets
Episode 2: The puppet opera of Palermo
Episode 3: Togo: the puppet-master and his children
Episode 4: Burkina’s puppet courtyards
Episode 5: A journey through time with Poland’s puppet artists
Episode 6: Mali, Yaya Coulibaly puppeteer and magician