Yves Joly

Joly receiving the Erasmus Prize in 1978

Yves Joly (October 11, 1908 – May 24, 2013)[1] was a French puppeteer. Joly is recognized as an innovator in puppeteering, pioneering shows that used minimal paper marionettes,[2] or hands alone.[3][4] Joly received the Erasmus Prize in 1978 (along with Margareta Niculescu and Peter Schumann) for "reducing the puppet theatre to its simplest form".[5]

References

1. "Yves Joly (1908-2013)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
2. Posner, Dassia N.; Orenstein, Claudia; Bell, John (2014-07-17). The Routledge Companion to Puppetry and Material Performance. Routledge. ISBN 9781317911722.
3. Latshaw, George (2012-04-30). The Complete Book of Puppetry. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486156996.
4. "Heaving Hands". LIFE Magazine. 1952-12-15.
5. "Former Laureates". Praemium Erasmianum. Retrieved 2015-11-21.

External links

• Recording of Joly's "Tragedy in Paper"
• German newsreel showing paper and hand puppetry (starts at 5:23)