The Budapest Marionettes
An award-winning street show that presents a range of different marionettes in a cycle of short stories accompanied by music. The production has been in continuous development since 2007 and each year it presents new elements in an ever-changing parade of unique puppet characters, impressive skills, drama, laughter and charm. An event for all age groups.
Direction, puppets, scenography: Bence Sarkadi
Special thanks to Balázs Szigeti, Marica Tárnok
Duration: 30 min.
Premiere: 2007
Internationally acclaimed puppet master Bence Sarkadi started working with string puppets in 1999 and began touring with his one-man puppet shows in 2007. He has performed in the streets and on the stages of 6 continents and has won prestigious awards all around the world. He is the first and only Hungarian solo puppeteer to have been invited to perform two of his shows in the “IN” program of the most prestigious puppetry event in the world, at the “Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes” in Charleville-Mézières.