RUSSIAN SOUVENIR, puppets-marionettes, Nikolai Zykov Theatre, Russia

Created, designed and built by Nikolai Zykov in 1993. Puppet form: short string marionettes. Height: 105 cm / 41 in. Materials: papier-mache, foam plastic, foam rubber, wood, metal wire, fabric, lace, plastic. First presentation - August 16, 1993, Theatre of World Expo-93, Taejon, South Korea. This five puppets in exotic costumes of different Russian regions appear one after another. All five puppets are operated by one puppeteer simultaneously. NIKOLAI ZYKOV - Russian actor, producer, artist, desig