Klaipeda Puppet Theatre
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Description
Pubic organization Klaipeda Puppet Theatre is a young and perspective theatre for children and youth in Lithuania. It was established in 1992. At the beginning of its activity, it was called the Puppet Theatre of Klaipeda University “Ku-Ku”. Since 2000 it is called Klaipeda Puppet Theatre. The Klaipeda Puppet Theatre team is arranging a variety of activities responding to the needs of the audience: new projects, renewal of the repertoire, regular performances and search for sponsors. Klaipeda Puppet Theatre is a continuously shifting group of puppeteers. The team of puppet theatre is made of people from different generations, graduated from Klaipeda University in different times. The challenge Klaipeda Puppet Theatre is facing is making its performances interesting not only for children but also for adults.
Klaipėda Puppet Theatre organizes its puppetry activities, educational programs, and festivals in Klaipeda, in several Lithuanian cities and in foreign countries. The mission of Klaipeda Puppet Theatre is to introduce traditional and non-traditional puppetry to the children of Klaipeda and the neighborhood, educating them for an intellectual and cultural point of view.