In the performance, fireworks, flickering lights, magical appearances and flights through the air create the magic of the piece.
Puppet:
Johann Faust from ‘Dr. Faust’
Company:
Karl Winter's Grand Mechanical Marionette and Puppet theatre
Puppet construction:
Wilhelm Winter (1900-1976)
Costume:
Amalie Winter-Hadenfeldt (1902-1983)
Performance:
Winter family
Date:
1962, Klintum (Schleswig-Holstein)
Material:
Wood, textile, braid, lace
Provenance:
1978, Sold by the Winter family to Fritz Fey junior (now in the KOLK 17 collection)
Puppet:
Mephistopheles from ‘Dr. Faust’
Company:
Karl Winter's Grand Mechanical Marionette and Puppet theatre
Puppet Construction:
Wilhelm Winter (1900-1976)
Costume:
Amalie Winter-Hadenfeldt (1902-1983)
Performance:
Winter family DATE: 1962, Klintum, Schleswig-Holstein
Metrial:
wood, velvet, textile, bird feathers, hair
Provenance:
1978, Sold by the Winter family to Fritz Fey junior (now in the KOLK 17 collection)
Company:
Karl Winter's Grand Mechanical Marionette and Puppet theatre
Puppet Construction:
Karl Winter senior (1863-1943)
Performance:
Winter family DATE: c. 1890, Germany
Material:
wood, textile, chicken claws, hair
Provenance:
1978, Sold by the Winter family to Fritz Fey junior (now in the KOLK 17 collection)
Puppet:
Capercaillie from ‘Dr. Faust’
Puppet:
Three little devils from ‘Dr. Faust’
Company:
Karl Winter's Grand Mechanical Marionette and Puppet theatre
Puppet Construction:
Winter family
Date:
19th century, Germany
Material:
Wood, textile, sequins, hair
Provenance:
1978, Sold by the Winter family to Fritz Fey junior (now in the KOLK 17 collection)