Aleksander Sergejevich Pushkin, Aleksander Anurov
THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN

May 18 at 5.00 pm
Venue: Ljubljanski grad, Mini teater
Duration: 60 minutes
Slovene language performance.

Pushkin based his story of the Tsar Saltan on Russian folktales. In his story, he magnificently describes the Tsar, his beautiful wife, and their son, the Tsarevich Gvidon, whose jealous aunts send him into exile, and who is finally brought, with the help of the sea, to a lovely young Tsarina who is a swan. The performance, which features both puppets and actors, is directed by Aleksandar Anurov, a director from Pushkin’s homeland. He and his team created a performance which won the 2005 Gran Prix award at the Slovenian Biennial of Puppeteers and has thrilled both children and critics alike.

Robert Waltl and Ivica Buljan founded Mini teater in 1999 and, since then, have staged propulsive theatre with a range of rich productions. In addition to its series of post-dramatic theatre pieces, the principal creative and proactive power of the theatre is directed toward performances for children, and especially puppet shows. Mini theater’s repertoire of children’s performances encompasses both classic world literature and Slovenian original texts. The organisation is characterised by its reach, its high-quality international activity, and the festival Mini poletje.

Text: Aleksander Sergejevič Pushkin
Performers: Nataša Matjašec, Milan Štefe, Akira Hasegawa
Translation: Oton Župančič
Directing: Aleksander Anurov
Stage design and puppets: Anna Victorova
Music: Mitja Vrhovnik Smrekar
Costumes: Ana Savić Gecan
Language consultant: Mateja Dermelj
Set elaboration: Zdenko Majaron
Light and sound: Nace Hočevar, Tilen Vipotnik
Production: Mini teater, Novo kazalište Zagreb, Arl Dubrovnik

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