The Influence of Alentejo Puppets in the Theatrical Creation of the Popular Tale The Enchanted Girl of the 7 Dresses

Abstract

In this text I analyze the research carried out for Laboratory II, Module I, of the Masters in Theater at the University of Évora, in which was worked on the preparation of the actor, according to Grotowski methodology, and the study of Alentejo puppets for the creation of the play was developed The enchanted girl of the 7 dresses;. The presentation used the technique of stick puppet theater and a regional language to tell the story of “The enchanted girl with 7 dresses”, who was kidnapped by the Snake and trapped in a saw. In a playful way, the play talks about
the role of women at the present time.

Keywords

Actor Preparation; Alentejo Puppets; Dramaturgy; Popular Culture; Puppet Theater

  • License

    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

  • Language & Pages

    English, 47-54

  • Classification

    DDC Code: 813.4 LCC Code: PS1017