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puppet artists in the country and abroad organize feasts and flash mobs. With these series of events the organizers are keen to put an emphasis on the colorfulness of the
Hungarian Puppet art, on its own institutions and independent companies and also on the actors who are valuable parts of the productions. On this day the professional and amateur companies, educational institutions and one man shows get the chance to introduce themselves and entertain their audience outside of the buildings of puppet theaters.
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Hungary immediately moved to 69 AndrĂĄssy Avenue, in place of the former
National Chamber Theater. In accordance with the cultural policy of that time, at first only pieces for children were shown, even though the new leadership wanted to take a different direction. It was only two years later, from 1951, that it became possible to add adult performances to the repertoire, and since then, the pieces have been produced in the spirit of their motto, âthe puppet is not the matter of age, but a genre.â
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puppetry did not develop at this pace, thus the State Puppet
Theater program lost its spirit of experimenting, so it was not at all surprising that a group of young artists working here left the institution and established their own workshop in Kecskemét. After the change of the regime, more and more companies were formed, among whom some still represented the traditional methods.
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audience to be able to decide, which age they are recommended, but those are the best children plays which can be enjoyed by the parents and teachers too. The
Budapest Puppet Theater is strongly committed to the idea that the genre of the puppet is for every age-group this is why they constantly expand their repertory to draw the attention of the adult audience as well.
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Budapest Puppet Theater is to raise attention of children towards theater, make them love the genre and to form their theatrical taste. The Budapest Puppet Theater has been performing for over seven decades and it has a special place in the capital city's cultural life. Their job
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In 1994 the Arany JĂĄnos
Theater, the only children's theater in the country, was abolished, giving the two puppet theaters in Budapest an even greater responsibility to serve the needs of the youngest. In the same year, JĂĄnos Meczner, former director of the Arany JĂĄnos Theater, won the management of
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Until 1958, there was an uncertain period, several directors and chief directors exchanged, and the composition of the company changed constantly too. However, some highly successful performances have shown that
Budapest audiences are interested in puppeteer productions: for example, the Star Parade
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The puppet genre is capable of methods of expression that the live theater cannot manage to do due to its limitations. Puppet performances compete with the 21st century visual imagery. It is done paradoxically based on a more than hundred year of traditional techniques, focusing on preservation and
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Budapest Puppet Theater do not see puppetry as a form, but as an endless source of possibilities. A change of paradigms has taken place in the past 25 years both in the European and in the Hungarian art of puppetry. Puppetry integrates the fellow art forms, and it is more and
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The State Puppet
Theater opened on the 8th of October in 1949, and it was renamed in 1992 as Budapest Puppet Theater. Not only did the performances for children make the theater famous worldwide, but also the plays created for adults. It has proven the legitimacy and equality of puppetry with other
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SzilĂĄgyi retired in 1992, and he was replaced by IvĂĄn KoĂłs and LĂĄszlĂł VillĂĄnyi, the former was responsible for the artistic level, the latter took care of the smooth running of the business, but by the end of the first joint season it became apparent that this line was inoperable. In the same year
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By the end of the seventies, the genre had been completely renewed in Europe. More and more people questioned the legitimacy of the former illusion theater, many open forms appeared and the animators themselves became more prominent, and it was no longer unusual to see them in a show. In
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In August 1958, a new era began, with the appointment of DezsĆ SzilĂĄgyi stability and peaceful developments started. In the early years, the GyĆr State Puppet Theater's program provided the major part of the show, but from 1964, using a completely new language for their repertoire they introduced
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The State Puppet Theater was established on September 1, 1949, and its predecessor was the Fairy Tale Cave, nationalized for the second time, which operated for only one and a half years on the second floor of the Art Theater which is the former Parisien Grill. The only official puppet theater in
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Their foyer houses a gallery named after KoĂłs IvĂĄn, one of the most influential puppet and set designers in Hungary. The carefully timed and thermalized exhibitions put an emphasis on the representation of the past and present of puppetry as an art form showing the designs and works of emblematic
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The theater's company has three stages to play: the main stage, which has around 400 seats, the Orszåg Lili Studio, which can be rearranged in several styles. This has 100 seats. The newest, Kemény Henrik Room, has been opened in 2017. The theater has 360-380 performances yearly, which means that
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The Puppet Theater is not just a place for entertainment, but also an educational venue. Besides composing the repertory with a literary and artistic concern, both pedagogical and psychological aspects are also considered in the material. A clear description is given to every performance for the
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In 2010 a festival, called BĂBU was established. Its aim is to perform chamber-puppet shows created by pioneer theater companies for adolescent and adult audiences in Budapest. The Budapest Puppet Theater initiated the celebration of World Puppet Day on March 21 in 2014 and since then Hungarian
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musical theater performances. It brought amazing success that made Andrassy Ășt the leading puppet theater in Europe in the seventies. This is where Petruska (1965), The Prince of Wood (1965), The Wonderful Mandarin (1969), and JĂĄnos HĂĄry (1972), often still mentioned, were born.
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From 1971 the theater moved to JĂłkai Square for five years. The new playhouse which was built on the site of the old theater was finished in December, 1976. From then on, the contemporary playhouse operated as the chamber theater of the State Puppet Theater.
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genres of performing arts with the help of sovereign puppet versions of classic dramas and classical pieces. The biggest successes of the company are linked to the unique definitions of classical music adaptations on all the five continents.
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Glass Hill Award â Offering the Local Government of the Capital of Budapest and the Local Government of KaposvĂĄr County Law Center, the best children's theater performance in the VII. ASSITEJ KaposvĂĄr's Children's and Youth Theater Biennale
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Glass Hill Award â Offering the Local Government of the Municipality of Budapest and the Local Government of KaposvĂĄr County Law for the outstanding theater performance of the VII. ASSITEJ KaposvĂĄr's Children's and Youth Theater Biennale
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Pro Scholis Urbis Public Foundation Pro Scholis Urbis Prize: âWith their performances, the children's ages enrich the cultural and theater visits. It contributes to the entertaining education and education of children and students. â
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the AndrĂĄssy Avenue institution. He took over the theater in a time of crisis and it was him who had to make some changes in order to keep up with the constant development of the genre, while preserving its enduring values.
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The Budapest Theater is open-minded and ready to learn. It has well-trained and devoted actors whose work is guarantee for the high quality of the performances and the possibility of improvement.
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The special prize of the Ministry of National Resources is a fascinating poetry of contemporary poetry, with the pleasure of playing the space in the VI. Children's and Youth Theater View
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KrisztiĂĄn LisztopĂĄd â Offering the Local Government of Budapest, IvĂĄn KoĂłs Award for the best sight of the VII. ASSITEJ KaposvĂĄr's Children's and Youth Theater Biennale
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KĂĄroly Hoffer â Offering the Local Government of Budapest â PĂĄl Lengyel Award is the best director of the VII. ASSITEJ KaposvĂĄr's Children's and Youth Theater Biennale
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is notable because 80% of their viewers are kindergarten kids or elementary school students, who usually receive their first theater experience in the Puppet Theater.
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