Kasper comes... by Feliciti
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... the puppet theater 'Kasperl Theater' reminds me at my Childhood
have a nice and sunny Day :) Thanks!
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edit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasperle
Kasperle is a famous and traditional puppet character from Austria and Germany. Its roots date to 17th century and was at times so popular that Kasperltheater was synonymous with puppet theater. Kasperltheater includes the following characters: Kasper, Gretel, Seppel, princess, king, witch, robber, and crocodile. The older, more traditional Kasperle shows are very similar to "Mister Punch". Then there are "Kasperle Versions" of Brothers Grimm fairy tales, and "modern fairy tales."
Kasper (known as Kasperl and Kasperle in southern Germany and Austria) is the hero of German puppet theater. The name Kasper probably comes from the ancient Persian meaning "keeper of the treasure." Tradition holds one of the three Magi who visited the Christ Child was named Caspar. This character also existed in the mystery plays of the medieval Church.
The puppet Kasper, along with France's Guignol, and Britain's Punch and Judy has his origins in the character of Pulcinella, a stock character of the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. Pulcinella was a violent character typically dressed in white clothing, a long white hat, and a black mask. The character is generally identified with Naples.
The puppet character actually named Kasper first appeared in Munich in 1858 in a marionette play (The Enchanted Lily) by Graf Pocci. Like his cousin Punch, the early Kasper used a slapstick to beat the Devil, Witch, and Crocodile.
Comments (51)
Das is gute, fraulein!
that would be interesting to see, nice capture
Fascinating Feliciti. Thank you for the background.
so cool!!!
Great color on this!
I like this shot
Eine tolle Aufnahme, die roten Stühle bilden einen schönen Farbtupfer. Schön, dass es in der heutigen Zeit von Fernsehen und Videospielen noch das gute alte Kasperletheater gibt.
... und keiner ist da ;-). Sehr schön eingefangen mit dem Highlight in der Mitte des Bildes und den, schon fast, Stilleben drumherum. Klasse
I would love to see this, or any other European puppetry! Great shot! And happy birthday wishes to you!
Da werden Erinnerungen wach!!!
Kasper kommt und bringt so viel Freude, nicht nur Kindern ))
Lol, a monthy pyton´s scene lol
Super pic.
Great shot and POV Susanne.
Great composed shot and scene!! Nice to see puppet theater is still alive. I'm playing some home made "Märchens" for kids and grown ups in connection to my job, sometimes. Pure farces with the old characters like: Snow White, Red Ridding Hood, The Big Bad Wolf and alike. Pure fun to do and watch too!! ;o)
beautiful shot
Really interesting scene
The tables all look so small must be for very tiny diners. :) Nice capture
A very nice and crisp photo and I love the information that you provided.
hehe, how lovely!!
Very interesting image and shot!