Lecture by Elisabeth Heymer

From 1900 until the interwar period, puppet theatre became a field of artistic experimentation. Maurice Maeterlinck’s symbolist theatre in particular inspired a large number of artists. In the search for new forms of representation that focussed not on language but on visual-spatial design, puppets became a new and innovative way out. Also, unlike actors, puppets allowed the creation of a completely artificial world that could interact with the stage set. This lecture will outline how the puppet could thus contribute to a renewal of the theatre, but also allow a new view of avant-garde sculpture.
Elisabeth Heymer is an art historian and researches the points of contact between theatre and the visual arts around 1900.

The lecture is a joint event with the Einstein Forum in Potsdam and will take place IN POTSDAM as a face-to-face event on 21 November 2024 at 7 pm. A live stream via Zoom is possible. Visitors to the lecture will have the opportunity to take part in a free guided tour of the exhibition on 23 November 2024. Registration for the guided tour is possible on the evening of the lecture.

Meeting point: Einstein Forum, Am Neuen Markt 7, 14467 Potsdam

Price info: The lecture is a joint event with the Einstein Forum in Potsdam and will take place IN POTSDAM as a face-to-face event on 21 November 2024 at 7 pm. A live stream via Zoom is possible. Visitors to the lecture will have the opportunity to take part in a free guided tour of the exhibition on 23 November 2024. Registration for the guided tour is possible on the evening of the lecture.

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 21/November/2024 19:00
• Venue Georg-Kolbe-Museum
• Address Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin-Charlottenburg