Golden dog puppet
Puppet
1955 (made)
1955 (made)
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This dog appeared in the production of Krzesiwo adapted by Hanna Januszewska from the Hans Christian Anderson story The Tinderbox, that opened at the Teatre Lalka in Warsaw on the 22nd July1955. Designed by Zofia Stanislawska-Howurkowa, the dog belongs to the style of European puppet theatre that developed in the mid- 20th century which has the puppeteers in full view of the audience, holding their puppets in front of them.
Adam Kilian (b.1923), the set designer of Krzesiwo, is a stage designer, printmaker and illustrator with a great interest in Polish folk art and colour who trained as an architect in Nottingham (1945-1948) before returning to Poland to study stage design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. In 1949 he began working with the Idle Dreams Puppet Theatre in Warsaw, renamed Teatr Lalka in 1951. In the 1950s he worked on many important productions there with the puppet theatre director Jan Wilkowski who directed this production and has been associated with the theatre for over 50 years.
Adam Kilian (b.1923), the set designer of Krzesiwo, is a stage designer, printmaker and illustrator with a great interest in Polish folk art and colour who trained as an architect in Nottingham (1945-1948) before returning to Poland to study stage design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. In 1949 he began working with the Idle Dreams Puppet Theatre in Warsaw, renamed Teatr Lalka in 1951. In the 1950s he worked on many important productions there with the puppet theatre director Jan Wilkowski who directed this production and has been associated with the theatre for over 50 years.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Golden dog puppet (generic title) |
| Brief description | Body puppet of the Golden Dog designed by Zofia Stanislawska-Howurkowa, from Krzesiwo, Hanna Januszewska's adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Tinderbox, Theatre Lalka, Warsaw, Poland 22 July 1955 |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet, along with S.449-2001 and S.450-2001, were used in Krzesiwo, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's The Tinderbox, Theatre Lalka, Warsaw, 22 July 1955 |
| Summary | This dog appeared in the production of Krzesiwo adapted by Hanna Januszewska from the Hans Christian Anderson story The Tinderbox, that opened at the Teatre Lalka in Warsaw on the 22nd July1955. Designed by Zofia Stanislawska-Howurkowa, the dog belongs to the style of European puppet theatre that developed in the mid- 20th century which has the puppeteers in full view of the audience, holding their puppets in front of them. Adam Kilian (b.1923), the set designer of Krzesiwo, is a stage designer, printmaker and illustrator with a great interest in Polish folk art and colour who trained as an architect in Nottingham (1945-1948) before returning to Poland to study stage design at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. In 1949 he began working with the Idle Dreams Puppet Theatre in Warsaw, renamed Teatr Lalka in 1951. In the 1950s he worked on many important productions there with the puppet theatre director Jan Wilkowski who directed this production and has been associated with the theatre for over 50 years. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Teatr Lalka 1945-2015. Published by Teatr Lalka, Warsaw, 2017.
Adam Kilian fascinations. Published by Teatr Lalka, Warsaw, 2015 |
| Other number | P.48 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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| Accession number | S.534:2-2001 |
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| Record created | September 29, 2004 |
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