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− | Founded in [[established::1984]], [[Fru Fru Puppet Theatre]] is a repertory puppet theatre, producing performances based on communication with children through a combination of puppetry, acting, and live music. Now based at [[House of Children and Arts]], Fru Fru Puppet Theatre is the vehicle for the work of [[Irena Rajh]], [[Marjan Kunaver]], | + | Founded in [[established::1984]], [[Fru Fru Puppet Theatre]] is a repertory puppet theatre, producing performances based on communication with children through a combination of puppetry, acting, and live music. Now based at [[House of Children and Arts]], Fru Fru Puppet Theatre is the vehicle for the work of [[Irena Rajh]], [[Marjan Kunaver]], [[Ana Špik]], and [[Anže Virant]], although the theatre co-operates with numerous visual artists, puppet makers, and directors. Its productions have been presented widely in Slovenia and abroad and have received many awards. |
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Revision as of 13:17, 17 January 2020
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30 Nov 2013
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27 Oct 2013
28 Oct 2013
Ela Peroci's My Umbrella is a Balloon, Too!, produced by the Fru Fru Puppet Theatre, at the Kids Euro Festival, organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington,
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16 Oct 2013
20 Oct 2013
Videk’s New Shirt by Fru Fru Puppet Theatre, Forest of Song by Glej Theatre, Thumbelina by Mini Theatre, and The Enormous Turnip by Bobek Puppet Theatre at the International Puppet Festival Cikl Cakl
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25 May 2013
Videk’s New Shirt produced by Fru Fru Puppet Theatre, co-organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris,
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10 Nov 2012
14 Nov 2012
Videk’s New Shirt, a puppet show by Fru Fru Puppet Theatre organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington, touring different venues,
at the Kids Euro Festival (USA)
Background
Fru Fru Puppet Theatre was founded by student puppeteers who worked at Pionirski dom (Pioneer Home) with Lojze Kovačič as their tutor and produced several small-scale mobile performances that toured kindergartens and schools. Later on, the ensemble (which then included Mateja Bizjak, Ava Lokošek, Irena Rajh, and Andreja Hočevar) fell apart. However, in 1992 Irena Rajh established a family puppet theatre troupe with her husband Marjan Kunaver, reviving the Fru Fru name.
Performances
Fru Fru Puppet Theatre collaborates with numerous puppet makers and designers, such as Igor Cvetko, Marko A. Kovačič, Marina Hrovatin, Petra Petan puppetry directors, such as Jelena Sitar, Matevž Gregorič, Katja Povše, Jan Zakonjšek, Mateja Bizjak, musicians, visual and puppet artists, and writers. Fru Fru also collaborates extensively with Zapik Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre. Its productions regularly appear and are awarded at the Slovene Puppetry Biennial and the Summer Puppet Pier Festival.
Fru Fru's productions have appeared also at international puppetry festivals in Belgium, Poland, Croatia, Scotland (best children's performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Italy, Austria, the USA (regularly touring in the Washington area), etc.