- Albrecht Roser
Albrecht Roser, (born 1930) [Billington, M, "Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation", p.163 ] , German master puppeteer [ Baird, B, "The Art of the Puppet", p.193] , is based in
Stuttgart ,Germany .Background and artistic contribution
Roser has made a major contribution working with marionettes. He first came to public attention in
1951 with his marionette, "Clown Gustaf". [ Baird, B, "The Art of the Puppet", p.193] [ Baird, B, "The Art of the Puppet", p.206] Another of his characters, "Grandmother [Billington, M, "Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation", p.163 ] while outwardly charming, is savagely humorous in her observations about all aspects of society and the absurdities of life. [ Logan, D, "Puppetry", p.12]Roser has toured worldwide with resounding success. He has made 7 tours through Asia and Australia and 17 tours in North and South America. [ Baird, B, "The Art of the Puppet", p.193] A large number of his tours were organised with assistance from the German Cultural Institute.
In 1977, Roser was invited to spend a semester as guest artist at the University of Connecticut, United States of America, by the Department of Puppetry. In 1983 he established the Figurentheaterschule Stuttgart, a school for puppetry at the Conservatory for Music and the Dramatic Arts, where he was professor and head of the department.
Roser has commented about manipulating puppets,
Roser's work was admired by master puppeteer,
Jim Henson , who made a film on his work. [ [http://129.2.17.93/digital/henson/video.jsp?pid=umd:1123] The World of Puppetry with Albrecht Roser (1985)]References
Books and Articles
*cite book
last = Baird
first = Bil
authorlink = Bil Baird
coauthors =
title = The Art of the Puppet
publisher = Bonanza Books
date=1973
location = New York
*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 = Logan
first = David
authorlink = David Logan
coauthors =
title = Puppetry
publisher = Brisbane Dramatic Arts Company
date=2007
location = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
id= ISBN 0980456304External links
* [http://www.albrecht-roser.de/00032.html] - Albrecht Roser and his marionettes
* [http://129.2.17.93/digital/henson/video.jsp?pid=umd:1123] The World of Puppetry with Albrecht Roser
* [http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/schools/index.html] Professor Albrecht Roser
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~huntermarionettes/resource/Roser.htm] - photos of Albrecht Roser manipulating his marionettes
* [http://www.goethe.de/kue/the/thm/iub/en2016651.htm] - Information from the Goethe Institut, Germany on the work of students of Professor Albrecht Roser
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~huntermarionettes/resource/wisdom.htm] - quotes on puppetry from Albrecht Roser, Third International String Puppetry Institute held at the University of Connecticut, August 1998
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