- For the ballet by Stravinsky, see Petrushka (ballet)
Petrushka (
Russian:
Петрушка) is a
stock character of
Russian folk
puppetry (
rayok) known at least since 17th century. Petrushkas were used as
marionettes, as well as
hand puppets. Traditionally he was a kind of a
jester distinguished by red dress, red
kolpak (a kind of
pointy hat), and often a long nose.
The name is actually a
hypocoristic for "
Pyotr" (Пётр), which is
Peter in Russian (incidentally, it is the Russian word for
parsley). However, the character has little or nothing in common with such stock characters as
Petruccio or
Pierrot. Petrushka is rather a Russian
Punch or
Pulcinella in character.
Initially, Petrushka was a character of typical
slapstick comedy targeting the adult audience. As puppet theatre gradually became predominantly children's entertainment, Petrushka became less vulgar and aggressive.
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Petrouchka or Petrushka (French: Pétrouchka; Russian: Петрушка) is a ballet with music by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Michel Fokine.
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Official status
Official language of: Abkhazia (Georgia)
Belarus
Commonwealth of Independent States (working)
Crimea (de facto; Ukraine)
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A stock character is a one that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for their personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes, but they are often more narrowly
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AnthemHymn of the Russian Federation
Capital(and largest city) Moscow
..... Click the link for more information. Puppetry is a form of performance which involves the manipulation of puppets. It is very ancient, and is believed to have originated 30,000 years BCE. [1] Puppetry takes many forms but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects.
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Rayok literally means "small paradise" in Russian. By extension it came to mean a fairground peep show, as "The Fall" was one of the most popular topics for these. The show itself was performed with the help of a box with pictures viewed through magnifying lenses.
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A marionette is a type of puppet with strings controlled by a puppeteer from above. [1] Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience in different forms of theatres or entertainment venues.
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A hand puppet is a type of puppet that is primarily controlled by a hand that occupies the interior of the puppet. Larger varieties of hand puppets place the puppeteer's hand in just the puppet's head, controlling the mouth and head, and the puppet's body then hangs over most or
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jester, joker, fool or buffoon is a specific type of entertainer mostly (but not always) associated with the Middle Ages. Jesters typically wore brightly colored clothing in a motley pattern.
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Kolpak, kovpak, qalpaq is a word in Slavic languages used for brimmed or brimless high-crowned hats of various types, such as pointy hat, party hat or jester hat, originated from Turkic "calpack".
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Pointy hats have been a distinctive item of headgear of a wide range of cultures throughout history, in particular suggesting an ancient Indo-European tradition, but they were also traditionally worn by women of Lapland, the Japanese, the Mi'kmaq people of Atlantic Canada, and the
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A
hypocoristic (or
hypocorism) is a lesser form of the given name used in more intimate situations, as a term of endearment, a pet name.
Derivation
Hypocoristics are often generated as:
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Peter could refer to the following:
Real people
- Saint Peter (-68), Jesus' disciple
- Peter the Deacon (-605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily, and a few others
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Peter could refer to the following:
Real people
- Saint Peter (-68), Jesus' disciple
- Peter the Deacon (-605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily, and a few others
..... Click the link for more information. Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a bright green, biennial herb, also used as spice. It is very common in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking. Parsley is used for its leaf in much the same way as coriander (which is also known as Chinese parsley or
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Petruchio is the primary male character in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
Romeo and Juliet also includes a Petruchio (a bit role or a ghost character, depending on the source) who is one of Tybalt's companions.
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Pierrot is a stock character of mime and Commedia dell'Arte, a French variant of the Italian Pedrolino. His character is that of the sad clown, pining for love of Columbine, who inevitably breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin.
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Punch and Judy is a popular puppet show featuring Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character.
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Pulcinella, often called Punch or Punchinello in English, Polichinelle in French, is a classical character that originated in the Commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry.
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Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities (e.g., a character being hit in the face with a frying pan or running full speed into a wall).
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