Enjoy French talks at NUQ TREFF theatre festival

NUQ TREFF

June 2, 2017 / June 3, 2017

Tallinn

During the NUQ TREFF Festival, as well as enjoying wonderful performances, come and meet French speakers! You are more than welcome!

With Festival Talks, seize the opportunity to hear festival performers and Estonian journalists discuss their work and shows. The French artists and puppeteers Gisèle Vienne and Paul Zaloom will talk about their artistic universe and creative ideas.

On June 2nd, don’t hesitate to take the chance to meet the head of the International Institute of Puppetry and director Eloi Recoing, and the head of World Puppet Theater Festival, Anne-Françoise Cabanis. They will describe the opportunities of puppetry in Charleville-Meziers’ and the upcoming festival in September.

The presentation will be in French but with synchronized translation in Estonian.

Entrance to the talks is FREE.

Everyone is more than welcome to join, especially theater researchers, students and theater professionals.

 

SCHEDULE

June 2nd at 15.00 in Von Krahl Theatre ground floor hall
Presentation of the International Institute of Puppetry and the World Puppet Theatre Festival of Charleville-Mezieres’, France.

June 3rd at 22.30 in Cafe Hendrik, NUKU Theatre
Gisele Vienne (France)
NB! the performance of The Ventriloquists Convention is on stage before the talk at 20.00.

 

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