![]() ![]() ![]() The variety of Czech puppetry is as immense as the collection of actual puppets stored in multiple museums around the country. Directed by: Hermína Týrlová, Czech Republic, 1963. The ongoing quality work in this genre has been also recognized in 2016 by UNESCO who added Czech and Slovak puppetry to its list of world cultural heritage. From popular mainstream children’s shows such as ‘Hurvínek’, to elaborate artistic endeavors in films of Jan Švankmajer or Jiří Trnka, there is no way you can avoid this phenomenon while living in the Czech Republic. ![]() Puppetry and puppet animation are one of the key pillars of Czech cultural heritage. What cultural significance do puppetry and puppet animation have in your respective countries and how would you explain its popularity? In this, the first in a series of articles in which we’ll be looking at the puppetry scene around the world, Puppet Place’s Marika Aakala sat down with Tereza Porybná, director of the Czech Centre in London, and Adriana Prodeus, author and curator of the ’70th year anniversary of Polish animation’ festival, to find out why puppetry and puppet animation are so deeply rooted in Czech and Polish cultural heritage. The link between puppetry and puppet animation in undeniable – none more so than in Central Europe, where a rich tradition in stage and screen puppetry exists. ![]()
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