EXHIBITION OF BURMESE MARIONETTES
Level 5, Room 4 | On display: Thurs 4, Friday 5, Sat 6 | 12.30-4.30pm each day Talk: Sat 6 July | 3.45-4.30pm
Walk up, no booking required. All welcome.
Burma (Myanmar) has a centuries-old tradition of puppets.
They were much used for court entertainment until the British occupation in the later nineteenth century, when the older repertoire and characters (mythological, animals and humans) were gradually replaced by new stories and figures.
This exhibition has a combination of modern figures and ones associated with the older repertoire.
With their highly-coloured and decorated costumes they give a picture of one of the more significant forms of Asian puppetry.
John Mc Cormick will give a short talk on Burmese puppets in the context of the exhibition.
The full programme for Puppets in July is available
here
Puppets in July will bring the magic and engaging artistry of puppetry to new audiences in dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire this summer.
A lively programme is planned over three weekends in July with a mix of Irish and international puppeteers visiting from Bulgaria, Spain and Italy.
This programme will include Allegro Vivace brought to us by the Bulgarian Varna State Puppet Theatre, Mamulengo puppetry from Trapusteros Teatro visiting us from Spain with a type of puppet performance popular in North East Brazil, and Gianluca di Matteo with his traditional Neapolitan puppet show: Le Guarattelle di Pulcinella.
With a mix of events both indoors and outdoors dlr LexIcon will showcase some of the best known Irish puppeteers that work to keep the beautiful art of puppetry alive.
Julie Rose Mc Cormick, Sinead Lynch, Your Mans puppets, Púca Puppets, Marie Denham and Margot Jones will bring their unique puppetry to enliven our library spaces!
Alongside puppet shows we have two talks: one on famous Irish puppeteer Eugene Lambert and one on Victorian Marionettes as well as an exhibition of rare Burmese Puppets.
Kindly supported by Irish UNIMA and Creative Ireland. Irish Unima aims to promote the activities of Irish puppeteers and the art form of puppetry in Ireland and abroad. As well as providing a forum for its development, it creates the link between Irish Puppeteers and the international stage.
With thanks to Dr John Mc Cormick, author and former professor at Trinity College Dublin, who has acted as an advisor.
Please note: All ages, young and older are welcome at each event unless otherwise specified. Most events are walk up, no booking required, unless specified. Children must be accompanied by parent/guardian.
