The Gipsy Marionettist

The Gipsy Marionettist - Rasid Nikolic
Selection OCA Doc


Synopsis

Strings stretch and smiles arise while each marionette, hand-carved and inspired by members of my family, create a different atmosphere and different photography. Family relationships resolve and extricate, string by string, during a symbolic and entertaining story, a daring journey from former war-time Yugoslavia to Italy. A pawing and fiery Skeleton, a sweet and ravenous Tiger, a mysterious Oriental Bellydancer and much more.

Company

The Gipsy Marionettist is a company and show created by Rasid Nikolic. A string marionette creator and artist that condence street performance, marionette and his Roma culture into art and public space.

Organising and collaborating people or organisations

  • Associated whit Doc Servizi and part of the Oca doc network.
  • Professor of puppetry (puppet theatre) in Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino.
  • Associated whit UNIMA - international marionet and puppet organization.
  • Associated whit open street AISBL and ANAP
  • Awarded by the International jury of the  European Festival of Humor & Satire Kremnické Gagy as the Best Street Show Prized with the “Golden Gander”.

Projects details

Status: seeking perfomance circuit

Web of the project: https://www.thegipsymarionettist.com/

Additional documents: technical sheet

Market of reference: International

Disciplines: Puppets / Objects

Scale of the show: Medium format

Location for the project:  Public Space

Recommended audience: All Audience

Interests: Accessibility, Community, Entertainment, Humour, Urban culture



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