Miniature Short Dramas

These texts, written during the First World War, reveal a lesser-known Craig, who imagined a cycle of 365 plays for puppets. Although he never finished this immense project, only around fifty texts were finalised or drafted, he never stopped correcting or completing them for almost forty years. The tiny size of each piece is often combined with various levels of narrative, nonsense and absurd humour. Craig presents sketches that future directors and puppeteers should finish.

Miniature Short Dramas is built on the basis of some of these micro-plays, in a tropical and surrealist environment, in which other authors will intervene, such as Tristan Tzara, René Magritte, Jacques Prévert or Mário-Henrique Leiria, in a narrative made up of meaningless stories, in an effort to try to discover the meaning of the world, like a cadavre exquis, a common feature of Tarumba's work.

"There are only three ways to live in this world: either drunk, or in love, or as a poet."

- Mário Cesariny

The presentation of the show can be complemented with a Toy Theatre and Articulated Figures Workshop.

The show premiered on 16th October 2024 at Festival Internacional de Marionetas do Porto, in Teatro do Belomonte.

^CREDITS

^{Artistic direction, concept, scenography, puppets and performers: Luís Vieira, Rute Ribeiro Sound design: Miguel Lucas Mendes Stage assistance and executive production: Mariana Monteiro, Rita Caetano Soares Photography: Luís Vieira Supports and partnerships: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, EGEAC Company supported by: República Portuguesa - Ministério da Cultura | DGArtes Technique: Articulated paper figures and objects For audiences over: +12 Running time: Approx. 40 min.}