BARTI ALEXMARIONETTES - Denmark
Schedule: 2nd June 2005 at 11.30pm
IDEA, CREATION AND PUPPETEER: Alex JørgensenTECHNIQUE: String puppetFOR AUDIENCES OVER: For all agesTIME: 30 minLANGUAGE: Without words
Barti is a complex marionette with many strings, over 40, keeping him alive. His movement speaks for himself. The strings enable him to move his whole body, including his eyes, nose, fingers…and much more…He is close to being alive, which makes him an unforgettable experience.Barti is a musician who is trying to perform his numbers. In the beginning, he is a serious classical pianist who is interrupted by his puppet master (Alex). The contact with the audience is present throughout the show. Barti walks through the audience improvising, shaking hands with his admirers and flirting with the ladies. Suddenly he is transformed into a rock and roll star, and he does his famous dance… Later he shows a lot of passion, performing a flamenco number on his Spanish guitar.His eyes are always looking for extra opportunities for clowning and comedy. His eyes can tell who he is looking at… beware! At the end his attention is fixed on a lady he just got attracted to… and a romance starts… In 1986 Barti’s master Alex Jorgensen, started improvising with puppet building, using various materials and miniature constructions. During all this time he’s been working in the improvement of Barti, in a no-stop research of the movement complexity, which created this uncommon string puppet. Barti has been travelled all around the world, performing in many international festivals.
Ciclo: FIMFA Lx5 – International Festival of Puppetry and Animated Forms