Playing and learning with puppets
This paper focuses on a puppet theatre troupe which performed from September 1943 to the end of 1944 in “Free Greece”, i.e. the part of central mountainous Greece which was under the control of the resistance groups fighting against Nazi occupation. The main protagonist of the performances was the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-07-01
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| Series: | Recherches |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cher/6435 |
| Summary: | This paper focuses on a puppet theatre troupe which performed from September 1943 to the end of 1944 in “Free Greece”, i.e. the part of central mountainous Greece which was under the control of the resistance groups fighting against Nazi occupation. The main protagonist of the performances was the puppeteer Nikos Akiloglou (1914/1915-2005) assisted by artists and educationalists. He was performing in September 1943 when he was called by the Resistance to “Free Greece” where he remained until the end of 1944, after which he returned to Athens following the liberation of Greece from the Nazis. His audience consisted of children of primary and nursery schools and their teachers, resistance groups and the students of the Educational Academy which had been established in “Free Greece”.The paper relies on oral interviews, archival and material documents. It aims mainly to explore the educational and artistic aspects of these puppet performances both for children and adults (resistance fighters and teachers). |
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| ISSN: | 1968-035X 2803-5992 |