Prague Theatre B at the prestigious JEM international puppet festival
Launched in 2013, the JEM (Journées Européennes de la Marionnette) festival at the Théâtre Royal du Peruchet (Brussels) has grown with the success it has met each time with spectators and audiences who are curious about the puppetry arts, which appeal to as many people as possible and are of the highest creative quality. Over the years, the festival has established itself as Belgium’s most international puppet festival. Recognised with the European EFFE label for the 6th edition of the festival in 2022, this new edition is inviting international artists and audiences from different European and international communities to discover puppets from different cultures, as open forms that play on the diversity of the puppet arts. The 7th edition offers a diversity of genres and shows that demonstrate the richness of this multiple art form. Paper puppets, hand puppets, shadow puppets, rods, wires, mounted puppets and objects will take us on improbable journeys, each one more improbable than the last, journeys into puppet worlds. Shows, meetings, exhibition, happenings and workshops are on the menu for this 7th edition of the festival, which highlights the need for exchange between artists and cultures in Brussels, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. The Delegation of Prague to the EU supported the participation of the Divadlo B from Prague which promoted the Czech puppet tradition during the prestigious JEM international puppet festival. The show iOtesanek was performed on Saturday 1th of June at 11:00 and 15:00 at the Théâtre Royal du Péruchet and attracted a large number of viewers.
Launched in 2013, the JEM (Journées Européennes de la Marionnette) festival at the Théâtre Royal du Peruchet (Brussels) has grown with the success it has met each time with spectators and audiences who are curious about the puppetry arts, which appeal to as many people as possible and are of the highest creative quality.
Over the years, the festival has established itself as Belgium’s most international puppet festival. Recognised with the European EFFE label for the 6th edition of the festival in 2022, this new edition is inviting international artists and audiences from different European and international communities to discover puppets from different cultures, as open forms that play on the diversity of the puppet arts.
The 7th edition offers a diversity of genres and shows that demonstrate the richness of this multiple art form. Paper puppets, hand puppets, shadow puppets, rods, wires, mounted puppets and objects will take us on improbable journeys, each one more improbable than the last, journeys into puppet worlds. Shows, meetings, exhibition, happenings and workshops are on the menu for this 7th edition of the festival, which highlights the need for exchange between artists and cultures in Brussels, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
This 7th edition features 19 different shows for 41 performances over 4 weekends (17-20 May, 25-26 May, 1-2 June and 8-9 June 2024), including 11 Belgian Premieres by international companies (from Germany, France, Ireland, Slovakia, USA, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, DRC Congo), a Focus on South Korea (3 companies), an exhibition and happening by the great puppet creator Matt Jackson, meetings and workshops, as well as a roundtable of UNIMA International.
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