Lessons Regarding Liberty

Abstract

Research represents a form of expression of the need for exploration from which questions and reformulations arise, but also a way of assimilating fundamental "lessons", about the profession, about life; and – thus –, the story goes on. Thus, exploring the "Horia Barbu Oprișan" fund, within the archive of the "Romanian Peasant Museum" (MTR), in Bucharest, has implicitly allowed me to approach the labor behind the books about the history of popular theater (with or without puppets). In my mind, questions sprout through which I return to his most well-known works, Teatru fără scenă [Theater without a Stage] and Teatrul popular românesc [Romanian Popular Theater]. What was not included in the volumes? What remains in the sealed files with strings, like crosses of the researcher's destiny. In fact, the three puppeteers – Ion Perjan, Ghiță - Artist of the World, and Rudy (Rudolf) Nesvadba - whose profiles are outlined by Horia Barbu Oprișan, urge us to reflect on the necessity of rearranging information. The history of animation theater in Romania - a puzzle of unknown theatrical destinies, but which have often produced unforgettable emotions, invites a reevaluation of informative resources - more or less known. Each reader has their own perspective, born from their own concerns; each spectator has their own reception, born from personal searches; the lesson of freedom of choice represents a possible meeting point.