Literature and Literary Theory, Visual Arts and Performing Arts
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Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Puppets and Dead Kings in Brazilian Theatre: Heiner Müller, Ophelias, and Recurrent Hamletian Machines Mayumi Ilari Making Meaning in Puppetry Materials Practice Perception, 2025 This essay analyzes the use of puppets in the play Hamlet-ex-Máquina, performed by Coletivo 42 troupe in São Paulo, Brazil, from 2017–2019. Directed by Erika Bodstein, the production was based on German playwright Heiner Müller’s play Die Hamletmaschine, itself a response to William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, from which this production also drew material. The puppets in this show were used in surprising ways, and the uncanniness of the scenes performed with them often revealed unforeseen interpretations that offered the audience new layers of meaning. This essay analyzes the construction of these scenes, with attention to the materiality and performance of the puppets, noting whether they supported or contrasted with the dramatic situations in their respective scenes.
Study title puppetry, cultural manifestations and environmental issues: Folk puppet tradition and new dancing amazonian puppets in Brazil Social Sciences Pakistan, 2016
