The animal, the animal and the little creature
Theater Artemis
dates
Sat 14.03, 00:53
Sat 14.03, 00:53
location
Kaaitheater
duration
90 min.
language
Spoken in NL | 8+
Info
A musical fairy tale about an ordinary eight-year old girl. Every morning, a dog walks to school on the other side of town with two dinos. She very much enjoys Mr. Octopus’ class, even though she has some trouble concentrating. A shark goes to supervise her in class. How can they help her? Should she be looking to switch schools? With her paws/fins/wings quivering, she gets in the hippopotamus’ taxicab. Will the teacher be just as nice over there? And what about the party she was planning, in the springtime?
Within a diorama filled with animals, heartstrings and good intentions, Theater Artemis transforms the mundane into a dream-like ‘musical’. A fairy tale with live songs about school counselors, badminton, and being the odd one out.
Credits
directed by Jetse Batelaan | performed by Sieger Baljon, Tjebbe Roelofs, Nimuë Walraven & Anneke Sluiters | voice Leny Breederveld | music Keimpe de Jong | costumes Liesbet Swings | set design Marloes Van der Hoek & Wikke Van Houwelingen | light design Bart Van den Heuvel | direction assistant Lara Van Hoof | thanks to Arjen De Leeuw, TG Oostpool, Ronald Schinkelshoek & Andreas Suntrop
Jury
Witty, critical and challenging. The animal, the animal and the beast is a hit on all fronts.
—#jury20
Pers
Its originality is without parallel.
—De Volkskrant
It is incredibly clever how batelaan manages to create a disruptive balance between humour and drama in this bizarre musical: the presentation is intensely humorous, but sterre's heart-wrenching loneliness remains palpable.
—NRC