by Ulrike Sonnenberg | Mar 3, 2022 | A look in the depot
Since the fifteenth century, the second of January has been a day of significance for the suspicious. It is called “Man of the forest” day and is most prominent in the regions of Hessen and Thuringen. It is believed that on this day foresters and others working in...
by Ulrike Sonnenberg | Feb 25, 2022 | A look in the depot
French Marotte © Kolk17 These days, a Marotte is understood to be a more or less endearing idiosyncrasy, something about a person which is perhaps a little unusual but not necessarily in a negative sense, something which is perhaps not entirely normal and makes that...
by Ulrike Sonnenberg | Feb 11, 2022 | Interviews
Denise Puri at the opening of the special exhibition ‘Asian Travels’ Denise S. Puri was born in the United States of America in 1966, moving to Berlin in 1972 where she has lived and worked ever since. Many of the Kobalt Puppet Theatre productions based...
by Ulrike Sonnenberg | Jun 23, 2021 | A look in the depot
The Cookie Monster eats fruit, vegetables and only occasionally biscuits Photo: RICHARD TERMINE © Sesame Street 17 June 2021 is Eat Your Vegetables Day. On this day, everyone should eat up their vegetables and give up sweets. That sounds very reasonable. But I...
by Ulrike Sonnenberg | May 18, 2021 | Interviews, Raise the curtain
Stephan Schlafke has been artistic director of the puppet theatre in Lübeck, now KOLK17, since 2007. In this interview he gives interesting insights into his path to puppet theatre, his work, and his plans for the future. KOLK 17: As usual in our interviews, I have 10...