Backstage and on tour with Yorick's Marionettes
Vol.18,No.2(2015)
Abstract
Keywords:
Dušan Petráň; Agnès Novak; Yorick's Marionettes; Yorick's Productions; Czech puppet theatre; USA independent theatre; USA arts funding; cultural change
Pages:
387–414
This article documents the story of Yorick's Marionettes, a company established by a Czech performer and puppet maker Dušan Petráň in 1990. The company was active in the USA between 1990 and 2010, and has been resident in France since 2010, developing the cultural heritage of traditional Czech puppets.
Dušan Petráň; Agnès Novak; Yorick's Marionettes; Yorick's Productions; Czech puppet theatre; USA independent theatre; USA arts funding; cultural change
387–414
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