Puppets Occupy Street


  Puppets Occupy Street, the first and only festival of animation art in Romania, which is performed exclusively in unconventional places and brings altogether only independent artists and private bands, is getting ready to occupy the streets of Craiova once again during the well-known time period of 25th of August to 1st of September, with its 5th edition.
  In 2018, puppeteers from around the globe, giant puppets, allegoric cars, performances on the streets, in parks, gardens, public plazas, workshops, exhibitions put Earth in the centre of Puppets Occupy Street’s universe and announce the closing of the cycle with stories, happenings and creations that have given meaning to the primordial elements, Water, Fire, Air, under which symbol the last three editions of the festival have been.
  Puppets Occupy Street is managed by “Colibri” Theatre and financed by the City Hall and the Council from Craiova, enjoying support from partners in public and private domains: independent agencies, cultural institutions, order forces, also from an increasing number of volunteers and sponsors.
  For the fifth edition of the Puppets Occupy Street Festival, private theatre companies and independent artists from 17 countries have announced their participation.
  Puppets Occupy Street – Earth Edition 2018 means almost 400 performances, free of charge for the public, taking place in over 20 locations at the same time, in contrast to the first edition in 2014 in which during the eight days of festival, there were 85 performances.
  Created for the community, the festival continues this year its mission that has begun in 2014, the mission of insuring the public access to education through animation theatre, which also seeks to develop intercultural exchanges between Craiova and other cities of the world and to attract new audiences from more diverse cultural environment.
  Puppets Occupy Street has succeeded to earn the locals’ trust and admiration, turning into the event which they acquired to be theirs, which they wait for with joy and curiosity and which for they receive the organizers’ admiration and gratefulness every year. The terrific participation of the audience is the engine that gets in motion this marathon of animation art in the capital of Oltenia every year.




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