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Papalote

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Historical Syntesis

International Tour

Publications

Events

Personalities

Active Repertory

Awards

See and Staff

HISTORICAL SYNTESIS OF PAPALOTE THEATRE GROUP

This theatre group was founded in 1962, it has dedicated until now, must of their repertory to the infant and juvenile public, basing it´s work on puppet shows.

All along it´s prolific artistic career had taken to scenes aproximately one houndred performance, including foreings and nationals; coming from classic and universal literature, dramatic and narrative; from our afrocuban inheritance or as a result about the investigation coming from around the conflicts between the child and the society. There are the lines that attain the artistic occupation of the group.

Decade between 1982 and 1992 was for the group the time to be situated betweeen the most famous groups of the cuban theatre movement for childs. Crystallization of a peculiar expresive language, wrought with total autonomy, the continuous created work, traduced by estetic finding that guarantee the value of the productions and the contribution given to the cuban puppet tradition, are most of the principles reaches that has permitted the group to be known in Cuba and in other countries.

This period of time coincide with the process of revaluation of the popular afrocuban culture that has come to be the distinctive seal of the group so that has been fearless and enricher to our culture and to the history of our theatre group.

Papalote is characterized for his intensive activity, by the aproach to all community sphere where it belongs, by the constant revolutionary forms of it´s expresive codes and by the anxious experimentation around the manipulation technic searching for a better comunication with the spectator. They have also used a newers theatrical and puppet player language for children and youth in which take place dramatic art, music, design and put on stage.

INTERNATIONALS TOUR

1984 - International Puppet´s Festival of Bielsko-Biala. Poland.
1986 - I Iberoamerican Festival of Cadiz and Theatre show in Merida. Spain.
1987 - Artistic Tour around Andalusia. Spain.
1988 - Puppet Art´88. International Festival of Puppet´s Schools. Ljubljana. Yugoslavia.
Function´s season in the Malic Theatre of Barcelona. Spain.
International Puppet´s Festival of Ollin Yoliztli. Mexico.
1991 - World Puppet´s Festival of Charleville-Méziéres. France.
Cuba-Africa-Saintship. Theatrical tour around Gotemburgo and Stockholm,
organized by the Swedish Theatre Institute. Sweden.
1994 - Festival of Theatrical´s Lund Center. Sweden.
Xth World Puppet´s Theatre Festival of Charleville-Méziéres, France.
International Puppet´s Festival of Bilbao, Spain.
XVth International Puppet´s Festival, Zaragoza, Spain.
1995 - IIth Colombian Festival of children´s Theatre, Medellin, Colombia.
Artistic tour by Aragon, Spain.
1996 - Artistic tour by Monterrey and Culiacan, Mexico.
Participation in the 1st. Cuban Culture Journey in the Rusian Republic
(Tuert, Novgorod, St. Petersburg, Moscow).
1997 - XIth. International Puppet´s Theatre Festival of Charleville-Méziéres,
France.

Papalote had participate in the most of national festivals maked in our
country at last 35 years.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

The group patronize the Papalote Editions, wich artesanally puplic semiannually the puppet´s bulletin "The Mojiganga", unique of this class in Cuba, dedicated entirely to puppet´s theatre.

Also they public dramatic texts for puppets, like "Queen and legends","Kite´s which wanted reach the moon Romance" (both by René Fernández), "Wolfy and it conscience", by Rolando Arencibia, and others.

 

 

OTHERS EVENTS

Besides International Puppet´s Theatre Workshop, Papalote organize the project "Puppet´s street", which try to get the spectators, convoke them in their own life space (the street), by means of several activities not only limited to scenic representation, but they pretend to be clasper : plays, expositions, puppet´s sell, songs, clowns and other multiples offers, all oriented to the whole enjoy and to set a direct and truthful comunication.

This project will have non steady character, with monthly frequency, the last sonday of each month and will estimulate esthetically and ideologycally to the state´s institution wich develop children´s and young´s activities. The goal is our creators merge in common work with the integrant of the tis small community, "the street".

"The puppet´s street" intend to work to constribute to integral development to the children, by means of the learning and reafirmation of adequate behaviors, habits, discipline and healthy costum, vital cuestions in their forming, in order to to they raise too high our kite and enjoy thenselves with it merriment and situations, but they learn too of it knowledge.

 

PAPALOTE GROUP´S PERSONALITIES

RENE FERNANDEZ SANTANA
General and artistic Director of Papalote Theatre. He is a memmber of the
Expert Group of the National Counceel of the Superior Institute of Scenic
Art in Havana. Scene director, playwright, choreograph and designer. He is
considered between the principals personality of the Cuban Theatre Movement
for children. Have received many awards, distinctions and recognitions. Has
imparted workshops in Andalucia and as artistic director in Zaragoza, Spain.
Have given conferences in Sweden and Colombia. Owns the National Order of the
Cuban Culture.

ZENEN CALERO MEDINA
General designer of Papalotes´s group. Had colaborated with different Theatres
of our country and in the children redaction of the Cuban TV. Had depveloped
a particular style of recreation recognized nationally and internationally,
and had given to him many awards of scenics designs. Had expose in Spain,
Czechoslovakia, Colombia and Sweeden. Had imparted workshops in Spain and
Mexico. It´s considered one of the best theatre designers for children in the
country. Owns the National Cuture Order. Had given designer classes in the
Art Superior Institute in Havana.

ACTIVE REPERTORY
-"OKIN, A BIRD THAT DOESN´T LIVE IN A CAGE". 1988
Unipersonal with puppet for children older than 8 years.
-"CAPERUCITA AND THE WOLF AGAIN". 1991
Actors and puppets for all ages.
-"A COCKROACH NAMED MARTINA", 1991
Actors and puppets for all ages.
-"THE IBEYIS AND THE DEVIL", 1992
Puppets for all ages.
-"DONKIES HISTORY". 1994
Unipersonal with puppets for all ages.
-"IKU AND ELEGUA". 1994
Unipersonal with puppet for all ages.
-"OSHUN AND THE MAGIC MIRROR". 1995
Unipersonal with puppets for all ages.
-"YEMAYA AND THE MAGIC FLUTE".
Unipersonal with puppets for all ages.
-"PLAYCLOWNS". 1997
Show with clowns for all ages.
-"TROPISOLSHOW". 1997
Musical varieties with puppets for adults.

 

PAPALOTE´S SEE.

The group´s see is a hall to theatrical representations of 7 m width, 10 m
deep and 5 height, with capability for 110 spectators and audio and ligth
cabine. Also there is a expositions hall, sewing workshop and information
center about the puppet´s art.

STAFF
The group is formed by 17 persons qualified in different specialities

1 artistic and general Director
1 general designer
1 administrative productor
1 theatrical assessor
4 actors
1 secretary
3 technical experts
3 workshop´s workers
2 hall´s auxiliaries

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
1966 - Special award to the plastic scenic work. Act: Philip´s guitar. Artistic director: René Fernández. I National Festival of Infant Theatre.

1985 - IXth National Festival of Children´s Theatre. Act: Nokán and the corns. Grand Prix Modesto Centeno/ Design Prix UNIMA (Zenén Calero) / Prize UNIMA to best acting in puppets group./ Prize ASSISTEJ to male acting.

1987 - Medal and Honor Diploma.Praga´s Cuadrienio of Escenic Design . Act: The great feast, that integrate Cuba´s group.

1989 - Honor Distinction. Gold Age Centenary. Collective Papalote Theatre / Art Director : René Fernández / Designer : Zenén Calero.

1990 - UNEAC National Concourse "Rubén Vigón" of Scenic Design. Prize of Design to Zenén Calero. Act : Okín, eiyé Ayé.
Monologue National Festival. Segismundo Prize of Put of stage to Pedro Vera (invited director). Act: Either Clitemnestra or the Crime.

1990 - XIth National Festival of Children´s Theatre. Santiago de Cuba Prize of Put on Stage, Festival Jury to René Fernández. Design Prix, Festival Jury to Zenén Calero. Recognition for act work to Migdalia Seguí by Festival Jury.
Recognition to Raúl Valdés music.
Act: Kite´s which wanted reach the moon Romance.

1990 - IVth UNEAC National Concourse of Children´s Theatre. Prize of Put on Stage to René Fernández.
Prize of Male acting to Rubén Darío Salazar.
Special Prize of actuation to Eduardo Acosta Arozamena.
Act: Kite´s which wanted reach the moon Romance.

1992 - Vth UNEAC Concourse of Children´s Theatre. Act: The Ibeyis and the devil.
Prize to the best Art Direction for Rene Fernández.
Prize to the best music composition for Raúl Valdés.

1994 - UPEC Mention. Camagüey´s Theatre Festival. Act: The Ibeyis and the devil.

1995 - Segismundo Prize of Put on Stage and Dramatic Text. UPEC and ASSISTEJ Prize.
Monologue and unipersonals spectacles Festival. Act : Ass history.

1997 - Special Prize of the Jury to the best United Manipulation and the best Design. Ciego de Avila´s Theatre without boundaries Festival.
Act : The Ibeyis and the devil.

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