Clowns Houses
Merlin Puppet Theatre (Germany/Greece)
"...Blind are those houses, paper-thin /Old shadows hid therein, /With sly and crazy movements creep /Like marionettes, and weep..."
Edith Sitwell "Clown's Houses" 1918
One building, five apartments and six main characters. Comical-tragical personalities, leading a miserable life which they aren't afraid to lose but they are afraid to live. Through the dark rooms of 'Clowns Houses the loneliness of the modern man is displayed; prison-like houses, people trapped into their routines and habits, distant from their dreams.
Edith Sitwell "Clown's Houses" 1918
One building, five apartments and six main characters. Comical-tragical personalities, leading a miserable life which they aren't afraid to lose but they are afraid to live. Through the dark rooms of 'Clowns Houses the loneliness of the modern man is displayed; prison-like houses, people trapped into their routines and habits, distant from their dreams.
Clowns Houses is a black comedy similar to Topor’s macabre pieces, or the movie “Delikatessen” with puppets perfectly animated by the founders of Merlin Puppet Theatre." Arkadiusz Stern//Teatr dla Was Magazine (Poland)
Merlin Puppet Theater was founded in Athens, Greece in 1995. Its founders, Dimitris Stamou and Demy Papada started their career creating masks and puppets for the theatre. In 2001, they started performing with their own puppet theatre. Since then they have created 6 stories mainly addressing a younger audience, and they've run hundreds of performances around Greece, including workshops on puppet creation and play.
They've participated in festivals, exhibitions, conferences and educational seminars. They are founding members of the independent street group "UP THE PUPPETS" who uses giant puppets as a mean of conveying social or cultural messages at public events. They're also administrative members of the Greek branch of UNIMA (the international puppetry organisation)
The performance 'Clowns' Houses' has been touring since 2012. During these 8 years it has been presented in more than 36 countries all over the world realising more than 300 shows and receiving multiple awards for excellence in puppetry.
They've participated in festivals, exhibitions, conferences and educational seminars. They are founding members of the independent street group "UP THE PUPPETS" who uses giant puppets as a mean of conveying social or cultural messages at public events. They're also administrative members of the Greek branch of UNIMA (the international puppetry organisation)
The performance 'Clowns' Houses' has been touring since 2012. During these 8 years it has been presented in more than 36 countries all over the world realising more than 300 shows and receiving multiple awards for excellence in puppetry.
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