History of the Puppet theatre
1978 : Jean Bindschedler, paintor and sculptor, creates his first puppets and directs his first show.
1980 : Establishment of the Puppet Theatre in Fribourg.
1980-1998 : Regular seasonal productions directed by Jean Bindschedler. Collaboration with Marie-Jo Aeby and Nicolas Bindschedler.
1998-2001 : Nicolas Bindschedler directs the Puppet Theatre in Fribourg. Collaboration with Karine Dupont.
2002-2003 : Productions organised by the "New Fribourg Puppet Theatre Group", directed first by Christian Raschle, then Hélène Sauvain and Thomas Sansonnens. Numerous invited troups.
From 2004 : Regular seasonal productions by invited troups.Theatre groups from Switzerland and abroad.
Programme organisers
2004 - 2008: Madeleine Mooser
2008 - 2015: Dorothée Curty
2015 - 2016: Isabelle Joye Boivin
2016 - 2017: Marion Schmutz
2018: Laetitia Delacombaz
2019 - 2020: Loraine Pernet
Vernissage des prochaines expositions
The opening of the exhibitions: « Le Râmâyana dans la vie de Trudy Morel » will present her collection of shadow theatre puppets: the wayang...
Puppet of September
The Swiss Puppet Museum is happy to present the puppet of the month. Chinese string and rod Puppets are going to be presented. Since the museum has...