Albrecht Roser (21 May 1922 in Friedrichshafen, GermanyBillington, M, ''Performing Arts: A Guide To Practice And Appreciation'', p.163 – 17 April 2011) was a German master puppeteerBaird, B, ''The Art of the Puppet'', p.193 based in

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Background and artistic contribution

Roser has made a major contribution working with marionettes. He first came to public attention in 1951 with his marionette, ''Clown Gustaf''.Baird, B, ''The Art of the Puppet'', p.206 Another of his characters, ''Grandmother'', is outwardly charming but savagely humorous in her observations about all aspects of society and the absurdities of life. Roser has toured worldwide with resounding success. He has made 7 tours through Asia and Australia and 17 tours in North and South America. A large number of his tours were organised with assistance from the German Cultural Institute. In 1977, Roser was invited to spend a semester as guest artist at the University of Connecticut, United States of America, by the Department of Puppetry. In 1983 he established the Figurentheaterschule Stuttgart, a school for puppetry at the Conservatory for Music and the Dramatic Arts, where he was professor and head of the department. Roser's work was admired by master puppeteer

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, who included Roser as the featured subject of one of his ''The World of Puppetry'' specials. '' The World of Puppetry with Albrecht Roser'' (1985)]/ref> Roser later made occasional appearances as a featured guest puppeteer on the

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External links

Albrecht Roser and his marionettes''The World of Puppetry with Albrecht Roser''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201340/http://www.huntermarionettes.com/resource/wisdom.htm Quotes on puppetry from Albrecht Roser, Third International String Puppetry Institute held at the University of Connecticut, August 1998] {{DEFAULTSORT:Roser, Albrecht 20th-century German designers 21st-century German designers German puppeteers German theatre directors Performing arts presenters People from Stuttgart People from Friedrichshafen Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg 1922 births 2011 deaths