Spoleto (5 of 8)
This afternoon’s show was an add-on for me. A few years ago I saw a marionette show of a prince fighting dragons to save his love on stage, and I was offered an opportunity to see Cinderella by The Colla Marionette Company of Italy. It was terrific. I was mainly fascinated by the movement, expression and operation of the puppets. There was a live 6 piece orchestra and about 15 artists who made the puppets move. I can just imagine the public enjoyment Cinderella being performed like this in the 1700’s and how fancifully it must have seemed. Like someone today going to a movie.
Lots of kids laughing, fun music, interesting costumes made this event my favorite so far. Next year I will plan to see all the productions by this amazing stage company if I can. After the show, patrons were allowed to go behind stage to see the overall operation. What fun!