PUPPET AS A FORM OF EXPRESSION IN CONTEMPORARY PERFORMING ARTS

Puppet theater is a kind of presentation in which conventionally puppets represent fictional characters therefore they replace actors on stage. Even though a conventional staging encapsulates puppets standing for a specific character is continuing; 20th century provided a transformation in staging. The alteration of all art disciplines together with Avant-garde movements, technological advancements and evolution of communication provide a base for this transformation. Hence both companies experienced a variety of experimental practice and interdisciplinary practices occurred that led by different performing arts. This paper, reveal puppetry’s place in contemporary performing arts as a form of expression