DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Milan Klemenčič, po motivih iz 18. stoletja
following 18th century motif
Directed by: Jelena Sitar
Puppets and stage design by: Milan Klemenčič
Music by: Igor Cvetko
Lights by: Miran Udovič
Animation directions by: Alenka Pirjevec
CAST:
Alenka Pirjevec
Irena Zubalič Žan
Karel Brišnik
Iztok Jereb
Miran Udovič / Izidor Kozelj
Premiere: 24th October 2005, Stage under the stars
Production management and lighting by: Miran Udovič
Music management by: Irena Zubalič Žan
Sound effects by: Iztok Jereb, Miran Udovič / Izidor Kozelj, Irena Zubalič Žan
Puppet copies made and painted by: Jože Lašič
Costume copies made by: Maja Peterlin
Stage set copies made by: Jože Lašič, Aleksandra Gruden, Vlado Stjepić
Stage set copies painted by: Vlado Stjepić
Puppets strung by: Mitja Ritmanič
Faustus was born in 1938(!) in Milan Klemenčič’s theatre, and Mr Klemenčič’s family and some friends gave him life in the theatre.
In 1982 Jelena Sitar and Igor Cvetko revived the performance at the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre for the very first time, adapting it a little bit in the process. Twenty-seven years later the old puppet masters pass the puppets down to a new team, the fourth this time. This performance is a valuable treasure, our puppet history’s most precious jewel, which deserves the status of a cultural monument.
Around Europe Faustus has kept company with puppets for centuries, and our Faustus is undoubtedly a part of this story. Klemenčič’s magic masterpiece with ten-centimetre marionettes is famous worldwide, a treat for those who adore the art of puppets and for theatre experts all around the world.
Appropriate age: for teenagers and adults
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