Títeres, teddy bears and dolls in hand – In search on one's own world

Abstract

Against the background of her own family constellation and migration biography Kristiane Balsevicius reflects on the significance of early experiences with dolls/puppets and puppeteering in childhood and adolescence for her artistic development as a puppeteer, director and head of a puppet theater. Looking back, it becomes clear that early emotions and play themes (e.g., belongingness, yearning, self-determination, love) are recurrently processed and artistically transformed in very differently designed doll/puppet figures and productions for children and adults.