The author of puppeteering recital from a shaman, magician, wizard and priest in the primitive society point of view Cover Image

Autorul de recital păpuşăresc din ipostaza de şaman, magician, vrăjitor, preot în societatea primitivă
The author of puppeteering recital from a shaman, magician, wizard and priest in the primitive society point of view

Author(s): Anca Ciofu
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Editura ARTES

Summary/Abstract: The magical and shamanic meeting from the primitive society was actually a syncretic representation and at the same time a form of recital, and in its ritualic language, at the level of communication means, we can find elements that stand as origin of the art of puppetry and marionettes theatre. More than this, it can help us understand the psychological substrates of reception of the animation play. The person that officiates the magical act, either he is a wizard, a magician or a shaman becomes the author and interpreter of this impressive one-man show. He invents a metaphorical language, mainly based on visual images (the rupestric paintings are to demonstrate that man has been perceiving the world in motion since that time), but also on expression methods that belong to different arts: plastic art (masks, carved puppets and puppets made from the metamorphose and prelucration of objects or materials), stories, myths that transmit a message to the others; background (the composition and creation of the play-ground), costumes, actors (that sometimes used to just utter onomatopoeia sounds, incantantions), music.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 91 - 101
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Romanian