Two of her most famous creations are considered to be Papageno , the inspiration and music taken from Mozarts work “The Magic Flute”, and The Adventures of Prince Achmed .
Lotte Reginiger was a silhouette animator and film director, born in Germany in 1899 and died at the age of 82 in 1981. It’s said that she loved the Chinese art of silhouette puppetry, and took a lot of her inspiration from it. Encouraging her to build her own theatre
How to create the theatre-
I’ve made one of these before by simply cutting an A4 hole in an A3 box(/size preferred) and then attach tracing paper to the inside ledge. You shine a light through the back of the theatre to the audience. This doesn’t blind the viewer as the tracing paper blocks some light and maintains bold silhouettes.
How to create the props:
Card, Split pins, scissors and a Stanley knife.
Rowan Borthwick 