COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

The course aims to get students to know the puppet theatre and some of its various forms in western and non-western societies, in order to:  (a) to be able to recognise them and to interpret them; (b) to use these forms as sources of inspiration and employ them in various projects relating to the theatre or other performing arts and (c) to connect puppet theatre to the educational processes.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, the students know the puppet theatre and some of its various forms in western and non-western societies in both their artistic and popular versions through concrete examples. They develop critical thinking and reflection through their contact with the main theoretical texts of this kind of theatre. By discovering the diversity and the creativity of the Puppet Theatre they learn to respect difference, diversity and multiculturalism, to appreciate undervalued art forms, such as Puppet Theatre, and to treat them equally with other artistic forms. They also discover the relationship between the Puppet Theatre and  contemporary theatre practice, the educational process and social action. Their contact with this theatrical form serves as an inspirational starting point for applications/creations in the field of theatrical and performing arts, in educational-learning processes and in social activities.