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The puppets and the puppeteers puppets of Sicily

Sicilian puppets and their history

The term Paladino, from the Latin Palatinus (the building), describes each of the 12, to serve in the army of Charlemagne, they covered the more charges high military order and formed a sort of guard of honor of the Emperor. The Paladins, or Peers were personally chosen by Charlemagne and obey only the king, there are different opinions about the names of the 12 Odd, for some texts, they were: Orlando - Olivieri - Berengar - Brass - Gerino - Ivo - Ivory - Engineers - Ansegi - Samson - Gerardo - Engelieri.

According to the Chanson de Roland was instead: Orlando - Oliviero - Turpin - Holger the Dane - the old Richard - Henry's grandson - Accellino of Biscay - Tybalt of Rheims - Milo's cousin - Gerier - Gerino - Gano.

Pupi Pupus from Latin, meaning little child are the characteristics of armed puppet theater folk epic

The puppets are an expression of that spirit epic, heroic and chivalrous, that the

medieval Chanson de geste the great poems of Boiardo and Ariosto, to a whole tradition of literary, musical, arts.

The puppets express the will to continue to fight in what has been called "the most invisible of the invisible war" which, to our ideals, we argue within ourselves rather than outside.

The puppet is animated from above, moving his head and right arm two metal rods. The puppets take the stage in the epic Chanson de Roland and the epic novels of chivalry.

The subjects covered are those of Chansons de Geste, which come from the Carolingian cycle, namely the death of Pepin the Short in Qualle Emperor Charlemagne.

beginning of the century, which operated several theaters will stage different stories.

Each "story" was told by the representative cycles that could continue, night after night.

Each representation was heralded by a "poster" with the main scene of the evening with a brief description of the program. The musical score, when there was, was entrusted to musicians of job that, on the recommendation of the impromptu "talker", performed popular songs, fast or slow, depending on the stage action.

The audience followed the show and took to heart the fate of their favorite characters.

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