Puppets
Kasper and his cousins

Photo (detail): Goethe-Institut © Max Teste

The people of Lyon think that everything began with their Guignol, the French Kasper. But the tradition of puppets is ancient - and very lively. Shaped by the local folk theatre, the figure of Pulcinella emerged in Italy, and thereafter his cousins throughout Europe, including Punch in England and Kasper in Germany.

By Max Teste

About the author

Max Teste (27) is a filmmaker from Grenoble in France. After graduating from the Institut national de l'audiovisuel, covering festivals and concerts, working on feature films in England, he is now giving documentary production a try. The Goethe-Institut Lyon have given him the opportunity to explore the fascinating world of puppeteers, their history and their secrets and to record a small part of it.
www.maxteste.com

Translation: Jonathan Uhlaner
Copyright: Goethe-Institut e. V.
October 2018

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Puppets Kasper and his cousins

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Kasper and his cousins