Let me introduce the
MIKROPÓDIUM
Családi Bábszínház
(family puppet theatre)
and draw your attention to its performances.
The theatre deals with a special form of art of
puppetry. The founder and owner of the theatre, András Lénárt, made
experiments with creating a new type of puppet with a unique construction that
can be found in no other kind of puppets. Although the size of these puppets is
very small, in there movements they are rather lively and natural. The shows are
played on a tiny stage. The audience therefore has to sit close to it in order
to get a perfect view of the performance. The movement technique of the
performer can be compared to the "micro magic" in a magic show.
As the size of the puppets and the stage is rather
small the shows are performed in two sorts of forms: one of them is when the
show is played outside in order to have a continuously changing audience and the
other form is when the show is performed inside so that to focus on the intimacy
of the show. Therefore the length of the shows is quite short but they can be
repeated many times to attract more people.
Since the theatre is "micro" the equipment
can be transported and assemble together easily.
The theatre has performed in many countries in Europe:
in Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany,
Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Holland a Ireland, Sweden, US, Canada, Korea,
China, Hong Kong, Brasilia Japan has won many awards
and praise of different audiences.