{"id":44203,"date":"2026-03-02T12:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2024.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/?post_type=naitus&#038;p=44203"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:39:21","slug":"puppeteer-by-chance-the-7-theatre-professions-of-vaino-luup","status":"publish","type":"naitus","link":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/naitus\/puppeteer-by-chance-the-7-theatre-professions-of-vaino-luup\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppeteer by Chance. The 7 Theatre Professions of V\u00e4ino Luup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The puppeteer\u00a0V\u00e4no\u00a0Luup is mostly known from the children\u2019s programmes and television shows of Estonian Television, such as\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kessu\u00a0and Tripp<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hey, Gnomes!<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Acorn\u2019s Adventures<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Surprisingly, Luup\u2019s journey as a puppeteer began with an advertisement looking for an electrician to the Puppet Theatre.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The exhibition\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Puppeteer by Chance<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0follows the well-known puppeteer V\u00e4ino Luup\u2019s exciting journey to the Puppet Theatre and the various theatre professions he held over 45 years. In addition, the exhibition highlights Luup\u2019s interest in cameras and filmmaking. The latter has made it possible to display, for the first time, rare footage from V\u00e4ino Luup\u2019s private collection, including\u00a0numerous\u00a0recordings of the Puppet Theatre\u2019s high-spirited tours and the production process of\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mickey Mouse in the Haunted House<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(1972). This was the production that set Luup on the path of directing, which in turn gave a chance to try his hand as a designer and puppet maker.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition to the puppets from\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mickey Mouse in the Haunted House<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the exhibition displays rod puppets from Luup\u2019s other works, such as\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The White Cat\u2019s Mill<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(1997) and\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Buratino<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(1995). The hands-on activities of the exhibition give visitors a chance to try out various theatre professions, such as designing a puppet, experimenting with stage design, turning into different\u00a0characters\u00a0and creating sound effects with musical instruments.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The puppeteer\u00a0V\u00e4no\u00a0Luup is mostly known from the children\u2019s programmes and television shows of Estonian Television, such as\u00a0Kessu\u00a0and Tripp,\u00a0Hey, Gnomes!\u00a0and\u00a0Acorn\u2019s Adventures. Surprisingly, Luup\u2019s journey as a puppeteer began with an advertisement looking for an electrician to the Puppet Theatre.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39146,"template":"","tags":[],"sihtgrupp":[97,99,98],"tegevusliik":[],"class_list":["post-44203","naitus","type-naitus","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sihtgrupp-young-children","sihtgrupp-pre-schooler","sihtgrupp-school-children"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naitus\/44203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naitus"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/naitus"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44203"},{"taxonomy":"sihtgrupp","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sihtgrupp?post=44203"},{"taxonomy":"tegevusliik","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eestinoorsooteater.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tegevusliik?post=44203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}