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Subject: RE: [Puptcrit] Slightly confused! (was: Schlemmer 'King Stag')
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:15:19 -0000


Dear Paul,
This may not help very much but the same puppets appear in a photo on
page 39 of "Otto Morach Seine Arbeit f=FCr das Marionettentheater: la
bo=EEte =E0 joujoux by Lothar Drack, 1988.  The caption says  "Szene aus
'K=F6nig Hirsch' von Carlo Gozzi.  Inszenierung Sophie Taeuber-Arp, 1918.
I don't read German, but it looks as if Sophie directed the production.
There is no mention of Schlemmer in relation to that production.  They
were all collaborating so he may have designed the figures or at least
had some influence.
Best wishes
Ray DaSilva 

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Paul Perry
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Subject: [Puptcrit] Slightly confused! (was: Schlemmer 'King Stag')

I must say I'm slightly confused.

Here is the URL of the image that I mentioned earlier:

http://www.english.emory.edu/DRAMA/ExpressionImage.html

If you scroll down to the section on Oskar Schlemmer and the Bauhaus
you'll find the image of the marionettes in question. (Note: the
thumbnail becomes a bit larger if you click on it.) The credit
unequivocally states:

"Scene from "The King Stag" by Carlo Gozzi. Designed by Schlemmer to
emphasize mechanization and abstraction."

However I can find no other references connecting Gozzi's play (and the
wonderful puppets depicted) to either Schlemmer or the Bauhaus. I do
however find references (but no pictures) to Sophie Ta=FCber's 1917
production of 'King Stag / K=F6nig Hirsch'.

Could the puppets in the picture actually be from Ta=FCber-Arp?

Thanks again and kind regards,

-- Paul

On 10 Feb, 2005, at 8:29, Paul Perry wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm new to the list and not a puppeteer but a visual artist who has
> been interested in puppets since childhood.
>
> Recently I came across a small photo online of Oskar Schlemmer's
> production of 'King Stag' and would love to find more images and
> information about this production. This must have been discussed here
> before -- and I have just now tried to search the archives now housed
> at driftline but have been completely unsuccessful (no hits
> whatsoever).
>
> So if anyone here could give me some references to books, films and
> online sources I would be very grateful.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> -- Paul _______________________________________________
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