Teatro Hugo and Ines Puts a Face on Puppets
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Ines Pasic and Hugo Suarez, Peru, founded Teatro (Theater) Hugo and Ines in 1986. In Short Stories, Pasic and Suarez use the human body — hands, feet, knees and face — to create a picturesque parade of amusing characters which, in the brief moments of their existence on the scene, seek to catch those poetic moments that are hidden in daily life. These characters, with their dreams and frustrations, with their successes and failures, narrate to us the eternal drama of the human tragicomedy.
"These illusionists are sly magicians at a basic, spartan, infinitesimal kind of hand puppetry. With a seemingly simple manipulation of digits, hands, arms, legs and even feet and toes, they bring to life exotic, alien creatures and tell gentle, cartoon-like stories graced with miniature poetry and truth," said Sid Smith, Chicago Arts Critic, Chicago Tribune.
Hugo Suarez, born in Lima, Peru, and Ines Pasic, born in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, first crossed paths in Italy where Hugo was performing mime. Ines, trained as a pianist, began to study pantomime with Hugo. Together they began to develop the expressive possibilities of each different part of the human body.
Since 1986, their acclaimed productions have traveled worldwide. They have also been featured on the PBS series Between the Lions and Karade Asobo for NHK-TV (Japan). After working 22 years together, Hugo and Ines’ movements are fluid; their separate actions become one. The resulting remarkable puppets display charm and humor to children and amazement to adults who are left wondering how they created such sleight of hand.
Tickets for the Teatro Hugo and Ines are $5, available by calling the Carlsen Center box office, 913-469-4445.
