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| maintainer   = Katja Kosi
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{{Infobox
| name                = Fru Fru Puppet Theatre
| localname           = Lutkovno gledališče Fru Fru
| street              = Posavskega 22
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| telephone           = 386 (0)1 534 6808
| fax                 = 386 (0)1 534 6808
| email               = irena@frufru.si 
| website             = http://www.frufru.si
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Irena Rajh
| role                = Director
| telephone           = 386 (0) 41 663 904
| email               = irena@frufru.si 
}}
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https://www.youtube.com/user/FRUFRUlutke
https://www.instagram.com/fru_fru_lutke_in_hisa_otrok/
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Founded in [[established::1984]], [[Fru Fru Puppet Theatre]] is a repertory puppet theatre, producing performances based on communication with children through a combination of puppetry, acting, and live music. Now based at [[House of Children and Arts]], Fru Fru Puppet Theatre is the vehicle for the work of [[Irena Rajh]], [[Marjan Kunaver]], [[Ana Špik]], and [[Anže Virant]], although the theatre co-operates with numerous visual artists, puppet makers, and directors. Its productions have been presented widely in Slovenia and abroad and have received many awards.
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==Background==
Fru Fru Puppet Theatre was founded by student puppeteers who worked at Pionirski dom (Pioneer Home) with [[Lojze Kovačič]] as their tutor and produced several small-scale mobile performances that toured kindergartens and schools. Later on, the ensemble (which then included [[Mateja Bizjak]], [[Ava Lokošek]], [[Irena Rajh]], and [[Andreja Hočevar]]) fell apart. However, in 1992 [[Irena Rajh]] established a family puppet theatre troupe with her husband [[Marjan Kunaver]], reviving the Fru Fru name. 


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==Performances==
Fru Fru Puppet Theatre collaborates with numerous puppet makers and designers, such as [[Igor Cvetko]], [[Marko A. Kovačič]], [[Marina Hrovatin]], [[Petra Petan]] puppetry directors, such as [[Jelena Sitar]], [[Matevž Gregorič]], [[Katja Povše]], [[Jan Zakonjšek]], [[Mateja Bizjak]], musicians, visual and puppet artists, and writers. Fru Fru also collaborates extensively with [[Zapik Theatre]] and [[Konj Puppet Theatre]]. Its productions regularly appear and are awarded at the [[Slovene Puppetry Biennial]] and the [[Summer Puppet Pier Festival]]. 


Fru Fru's productions have appeared also at international puppetry festivals in Belgium, Poland, Croatia, Scotland (best children's performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Italy, Austria, the USA (regularly touring in the Washington area), etc.

== See also ==
* [[House of Children and Arts]]
* [[Slovene Puppetry Biennial]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.frufru.si/index.php/en Fru Fru Puppet Theatre website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1eQEt1exhdGy1lUjg6eD6A Fru Fru channel on YouTube]

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[[Category:Puppetry]]
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[[Category:Theatre & Dance]]