Gretl Aicher

Gretl Aicher (born 1928) is the Artistic Director of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre. [ Logan, D, "Puppetry", p.10 ] [ Billington, M, "Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation", p.164]

Background

Gretl Aicher took over the position of Artistic Director of the famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre in 1977 on the death of the former director, Hermann Aicher [Billington, M, "Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation", p.164] . With her father she has been linked for a considerable time with the success of the company. Her grandfather, Anton Aicher founded the company in 1913. [ Logan, D, "Puppetry", p.11] [ Currell, D, "The Complete Book of Puppetry", p.12] To mark the 70th birthday of Gretl Aicher and the 85th anniversary of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre, a special exhibition of marionettes was opened at the Salzburg Hohensalzburg Fortress.

Aicher has commented on her last passion with puppetry,

References

Books and articles

*cite book
last =
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Salzburg Marionetten Theater
publisher = Salzburg Marionette Theater
date= 2004
location = Salzburg, Austria
id=
*cite book
last = Billington
first = Michael
authorlink = Michael Billington
coauthors =
title = Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation
publisher = New Burlington Books
date= 1988
location = London
id= ISBN 1-85348-115-7
*cite book
last = Currell
first = David
authorlink = David Currell
coauthors =
title = The Complete Book of Puppetry
publisher = A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd.
date= 1985
location = London
id= ISBN 0-7136-2429-9
*cite book
last = Logan
first = David
authorlink = David Logan
coauthors =
title = Puppetry
publisher = Brisbane Dramatic Arts Company
date= 2007
location = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
id= ISBN 9780980456301

External links

* [http://www.marionetten.at - Salzburg Marionette Theatre] homepage of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre - available in English and German