artpress2 n°38: Puppetry Across All Stages

The 38th issue of artpress2, titled 'La marionnette sur toutes les scènes' (Puppetry Across All Stages), explores the contemporary relevance of puppetry in theater, performance, and visual arts. Edited by Carole Guidicelli and Didier Plassard, the issue features interviews with key figures such as Johanny Bert, François Lazaro, Renaud Herbin, Anne-Françoise Cabanis, Aurélia Ivan, Joseph Nadj, and Allen S. Weiss, as well as articles on artists like Philippe Genty, Tim Spooner, Frank Soehnle, Ilka Schonbein, Gisèle Vienne, and Michel Nedjar. Topics range from the relationship between video and puppetry, the radicality of contemporary puppet writing, and the puppet as a tool for resisting objects, to the American melting pot of puppetry, British contemporary puppetry, and puppetry in Italian theater. The issue also covers the Festival mondial des Théâtres de marionnettes and the use of puppets in rock music. Published in August 2015, this issue provides a comprehensive overview of puppetry's diverse applications and its evolving role in contemporary art.