Hänneschen-Theater

{{Short description|Puppet theater in Cologne, germany}} {{Expand German|topic=struct|date=November 2011|Hänneschen-Theater}} [[File:Köln - 017 Hänneschen Theater.jpg|thumb|Stage performance]] '''Hänneschen-Theater''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhɛnəsçn̩ teˌʔaːtɐ|lang}}; {{langx|ksh|Hännesje Tiater}} {{IPA|ksh|ˈhɛ́nəsjə tiˈjátɐ|}}) is a traditional [[puppetry]]-theatre in [[Cologne]], Germany,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-24 |title=Hänneschen-Theater |url=https://wepa.unima.org/en/hanneschen-theater/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts |language=en-US}}</ref> established in the year 1802. The stage is situated in a building on ''Eisenmarkt'' in [[Innenstadt, Cologne|downtown Cologne]].

The Hänneschen-Theater pieces are set in Knollendorf, a fictional village somewhere in the outskirts of Cologne. The popular puppets represent fictional characters who embody typical traits of Colognian people, and include Tünnes, Schäl, Hänneschen and Bärbelchen, as well as other unique characters. In addition to the ever-changing pieces that are staged for adults and children, the puppet shows are also an important part of the [[Cologne Carnival]]. The carnival puppet session is each year a loving parody of a conventional Carnival session.

==Puppets== [[File:tuennes.jpg|thumb|Tünnes]] [[File:schael.jpg|thumb|Schäl]] Two of the more popular puppets are '''Tünnes''' and '''Schäl''' ({{lang|ksh|Tünnes un Schäl}} {{IPA|ksh|ˈtʏ̂nəs ʊn ˈʃɛ́l|}}). The name ''Tünnes'' is the [[Rhinelandic regiolect|Rheinish]] form of [[Anthony (given name)|Anthony]] or [[Antonius]]; Tünnes is good natured and has a rural, farmer-type of common sense and cleverness. ''Schäl'' can refer to the squinted eyes of the two figures or also a term meaning {{gloss|two-faced}} or {{gloss|iniquitous}} in the Kölsch dialect; Schäl is skinnier than Tünnes and wears a tailcoat.

Christoph Winters, the founder of the first Cologne Hänneschen puppet theater, introduced Tünnes to the ensemble in 1803. Schäl was introduced in 1847 in a competing theater run by Franz Millewitsch, an ancestor of actor [[Willy Millowitsch]]. Millewitsch placed the sly figure of Schäl with the good-natured Tünnes, clearly a nudge against his clever competitor Winters.

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== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.haenneschen.de/ }} {{coord|50|56|13|N|6|57|42|E|region:DE-NW_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title}}

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