Hans Christian Andersen
Robert Waltl
THUMBELINA

May 17 at 5.00 pm
Venue: Ljubljanski grad, Mini teater
Duration: 45 minutes
Slovene language performance.

Thumbelina is a classic children's story. It is a traditional fairytale in which the heroine overcomes a number of difficulties, in the end winning a beautiful life and the partner of her dreams and, thus, escaping from her position as outsider. This virtual puppet show uses a mixture of film and puppet performance in a virtual computer environment. The fairytale characters come to life on the screen with the help of an animator, and the audience assists the animator in extricating the heroine from her difficult situations. The open and malleable quality of the virtual space lends the classic Anderson fairytale a rich creative environment as well as possibilities of active engagement of the young audience.

Robert Waltl and Ivica Buljan founded Mini teater in 1999 and, since then, have staged propulsive theatre with rich and varied productions. In addition to its series of post-dramatic theatre pieces, the principal creative and productive 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.

Director and performer: Robert Waltl
Concept: Darij Kreuh, Tadej Fius
Visuals: Ana Košir
Music: Špela Avsenak
Dramaturgy: Ivica Buljan
Production: Mini teater

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