Czech Wood Marionettes are ideal toys providing endless opportunities for creative play.
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The Czech Marrionette Workshop produces wood marrionettes that are masterfully handcrafted in the historical Czech tradition. Czech rod marionettes are similar to Sicilian ones though they are more complex. They are hand carved, usually using lime wood. The marionettes have the central rod like the Sicilian marionette but also have strings for the arms and legs. Sometimes they also use string to control a mouth or movable ears. These require more skilled manipulation. Czechs also have marionettes that have no central rod and strings that are attached to the head, shoulders and back. These are the most difficult marionettes to manipulate due to the absence of the central rod.
Miroslav Trejtnar is an acknowledged master puppeteer and teacher of traditional Czech marionette making skills. Trejtnar has a long connection with puppetry. He concentrated on woodcarving at the Arts and Crafts High School in Prague. From there he went on to study puppet design at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Miroslav also spent time training at the Institut UNIMA in Charleville-Mézières, France. He also worked with the Bread and Puppet Theatre, USA. Visit the Czech Marrionette Workshop website.
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