”Marionettes in Motion” at Tate Modern London
Some are mischievous and funny, others poignant or frightening: the Dada marionettes of Swiss artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp were made for movement and action. And yet they have been activated only a few times since their creation in 1918, spending almost one hundred years in the archives of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich or on display as art objects in museums.
These fantastical creations of the avant-garde are now given new life at Tate Modern in the short film « Marionettes in Motion » (7 minutes, Switzerland, 2021) by Marina Rumjanzewa. The exhibition in London will open on July 15th.
« Marionettes in Motion » was produced by Anita Hugi for Narrative Boutique, in co-production with Kunstmuseum Basel, on the occasion of the exhibition « Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Living Abstraction ».
«MARIONETTES IN MOTION», 2021
- WRITER AND DIRECTION
Marina Rumjanzewa - PUPPETEER
Dieter Aegerter - PRODUCER
Anita Hugi - LIGHT
Alexander Schwendinger - CAMERA
Laurent Stoop - EDITING AND SOUND DESIGN
Brian Burman - LINE PRODUCER
Louisa Schmitt - COORDINATOR, ZHDK FILM STUDIO
Andreas Birkle - STUDIO MANAGER, ZHDK FILM STUDIO
Marco Quandt - ASSISTANTS, ZHDK FILM STUDIO
Luzian Choffat, Rosse Henderson-Cressy, Seline Imhasly, Julian Meier - PRODUCTION
Narrative Boutique GmbH - CO-PRODUCTION
Kunstmuseum Basel - COOPERATION
Decorative Arts Collection of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich / ZHdK, the Department of Film and the Performing Arts / ZHdK, Basler Marionetten Theater - CONTACT: anita@narrative.boutique
Marina Rumjanzewa is a filmmaker and writer based in Switzerland. Her works include the documentary films « Sophie Taeuber Arp – An Unknown Art Pioneer » and The Dada Principle, featured at international film festivals and on public television.
Narrative Boutique, established by Anita Hugi in 2016, creates and produces films and digital storytelling projects.
More about « Marionettes in Motion » and « Dada Dance »: www.dada-dance.com