# Peter Schumann

> Peter Schumann is the co-founder and director of the radical puppet theater company Bread & Puppet Theater. Born in Silesia, he was a sculptor and dancer in Germany before moving to the United States in 1961. In 1963 he founded Bread & Puppet in New York City, and in 1970 moved to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, eventually settling in Glover, Vermont, where the company still performs. Schumann's best known work is the Domestic Resurrection Circus, performed annually by the Bread and Puppet Theater until 1998. He was married to theater co-founder Elka Schumann until her death in August 2021.

*American theatre director and puppeteer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1934-06-11
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.breadandpuppet.org

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/6149618)
- [بيتر شومان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [بيتر شومان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Peter Schumann](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schumann)
- [Peter Schumann (Regisseur)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schumann_(Regisseur))
- [Πήτερ Σούμαν](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AE%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81_%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD)
- [Peter Schumann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schumann)
- [پیتر شومان](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [Peter Schumann](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schumann)
- [Peter Schumann](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schumann)
- [Peter Schumann](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schumann)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q511527)

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