The first steps of the Puppet Theater.

Puppet theater is one of the most ancient kinds of theater. In Egypt during rituals women carried the doll of Osiris, the king of the afterlife. And this can be considered the first phenomenon of the puppet theater as an art. Puppet theater is a synthetic art that influences spectators with a whole complex of artistic means. And this kind of art begins its development in the dormitory of Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Semey. The “Puppet Theater” dedicated its first performance to the first anniversary of the dormitory “We are one year old” where the play “Aldar Kose” was performed under the guidance of the tutor Ayzhan Dautbekovna Mukhatova.

The artistic word, the visual image, the picturesque and decorative design, music and musical accompaniment are used during the performance. The peculiarity of the puppet theater in the dormitory of NIS in Semey is that the whole performance is voiced in English. First of all, it is a communicative competence that includes knowledge and use of the English language improving the knowledge of children, enriching their vocabulary, developing their memory and speech fluency.

The actors of the puppet theater are pupils of the 7th grade who organized the outbound performance in the kindergarten “Akbota” of the Semey city . It is known that kindergarten children are very fond of watching performances of the puppet theater. The performance was voiced in the Kazakh language so that the little children could understand it. . Children met their loved heroes with pleasure. When the characters came to life on the screen, started talking and moved, they became more interesting and attractive for children. However, puppet theater can not be regarded only as entertainment. Its educational value is very important. It is in this performance that the children were presented examples of friendship, kindness, truthfulness, and diligence. The main roles were voiced by the students of the dormitory Erkenaz Baizhigit and Manap Bolatbekov. Besides the staging, students of the dormitory performed several creative numbers. In the auditorium of the kindergarten there was also Bolatbekov Manap’s grandmother, Adilkhan Rakhymbaeva.

-Today’s event was so emotional that not only children, but also we, adults plunged into the world of our childhood and remembered how our grandparents told us fairy tales. The heroes of the puppet theater turned out to be so realistic and alive. Another positive feature is the participation of the 7th graders in such social projects. This is a great achievement for them. Playing on the stage and playing the role of a hero, conveying emotions is not an easy task. From this age our children are being taught to be responsible. On behalf of the parents of our children, we express our gratitude to you. Thank you for your work and contribution to the development of our children, I wish young actors to develop their creative potential, says the grandmother of Bolatbekov Manap.

In a short period of time the puppet theater received the recognition of the audience.

Translated by A. D. Mukhatova, Tutor