Programme

Let’s pretend play…We could easily give this title to the half-hour musical and animation performance. Because everything moves, comes to life, and rejoices under the hands of the four sailors: the soft, colorful shapes transform before our very eyes into a huge whale, a swift seahorse, or a mysterious octopus. Naturally, the game becomes truly real only if everyone takes part in it, children, grandparents, kindergarten teachers alike…“...the sea with its caps of foam is dancing / on the boat so many people keep on prancing…”This interactive musical play is recommended for children aged three and above.

Let’s pretend play…We could easily give this title to the half-hour musical and animation performance. Because everything moves, comes to life, and rejoices under the hands of the four sailors: the soft, colorful shapes transform before our very eyes into a huge whale, a swift seahorse, or a mysterious octopus. Naturally, the game becomes truly real only if everyone takes part in it, children, grandparents, kindergarten teachers alike…“...the sea with its caps of foam is dancing / on the boat so many people keep on prancing…”This interactive musical play is recommended for children aged three and above.

There is a world where anything can be sold — morality, murder, grief. All it takes is a good story — preferably one’s own, moving, and with a life lesson. Or at least one that looks good as a headline. The hunger for stories is endless, but the truth in them no longer matters. Justice becomes a show, where everyone plays a part, and the truth is whatever’s delivered most convincingly. But when the mask falls, what stares back at us is a world we know all too well. Our own. Where truth is just a slick PR trick, and money is the new moral authority.

Ordinary people are swept away by the vibrant chaos of festival lights. They are lost. Disappointed. Unsatisfied. And long for more than the tight limits each day allows. Caught in the whirlwind of loud music and overflowing crowd, they desperately try to convince themselves that they still have control over their own lives. Old loves fall apart, new illusions emerge. They all search for the same thing: a single breath of freedom, a moment of tenderness, a sincere touch, before being swallowed once again by the aimless crowd.

Ordinary people are swept away by the vibrant chaos of festival lights. They are lost. Disappointed. Unsatisfied. And long for more than the tight limits each day allows. Caught in the whirlwind of loud music and overflowing crowd, they desperately try to convince themselves that they still have control over their own lives. Old loves fall apart, new illusions emerge. They all search for the same thing: a single breath of freedom, a moment of tenderness, a sincere touch, before being swallowed once again by the aimless crowd.

Once upon a time there was a small village in the heart of Africa. There lived a mother and her three sons. They were very poor. But they had something: mother's beautiful hair, ebony-black, long as to reach one end of the village and the other. Her hair saved them from all their mishaps: when they were hungry, they could use it to fish, when they were bored, they would use it to jump rope, when it rained, they would hide under it. But one day, the boys grew up and left home in order to make a living... Will mother's hair keep protecting them?Our performance talks about selfless love and looks for the answers to the question: what is the right way to love? Badu Mamma should learn how to love her children without smothering them, while the three boys need to know that leaving your home is not forgetting – and sometimes we must dare to ask for mother's help.A nonverbal performance for ages above 5.

It is the story of a special friendship. Of the bars that imprison us, that we inherit, that we build for ourselves, that we hide behind for protection, and that leave marks forever. And of freedom, as well. Of childhood, dreams, the endless sky, and the longing to fly. At the heart of this stage adaptation, inspired by William Wharton’s novel, lies the friendship and coming of age of two boys who, at a first glance, have nothing in common. Birdy’s desire to fly and fascination with birds lock him inside the cage of his own mind—a sensitive boy unable to cope with the cruelty of the everyday world. Al, on the other hand, tries to escape the cage of poverty, violence, and a fate he inherited, only to become trapped in his own mind by the horrors he lived through during the war.Will the two boys, through their shared past, friendship, and the rediscovery of one another, find their way back to themselves and, at last, become free?

We celebrate the birth of light, meaning the coming into the world of Jesus, during the winter solstice. This ritual is as old as time; in the olden days of our grandparents, people went from house to house with the Nativity Play: beautifully painted little churches were carried in arms, verses were recited, and songs praising love and peace were sung.The birth of Jesus is a celebration of the solstice. In the folk rituals related to solstice, one can discover in the play of the Shepherds shamanic figures of the Sun cult from "pagan" times. In our interpretation, the characters of the play, mostly comedic, advance on the hierarchical scale, becoming CREATIVE characters who tell the story. Each participant will change their everyday clothes for festive costumes: a white shirt, an elegant jacket, a hat. Thus, the Sons of the Shepherds continue to go door to door to narrate the birth of Jesus with their puppets and music, restoring the tradition to its well-deserved place.The festive show "The Light of Christmas" is about the importance of belonging and respect for our traditions, suitable for the whole family, and invites in the heart of the community.

We celebrate the birth of light, meaning the coming into the world of Jesus, during the winter solstice. This ritual is as old as time; in the olden days of our grandparents, people went from house to house with the Nativity Play: beautifully painted little churches were carried in arms, verses were recited, and songs praising love and peace were sung.The birth of Jesus is a celebration of the solstice. In the folk rituals related to solstice, one can discover in the play of the Shepherds shamanic figures of the Sun cult from "pagan" times. In our interpretation, the characters of the play, mostly comedic, advance on the hierarchical scale, becoming CREATIVE characters who tell the story. Each participant will change their everyday clothes for festive costumes: a white shirt, an elegant jacket, a hat. Thus, the Sons of the Shepherds continue to go door to door to narrate the birth of Jesus with their puppets and music, restoring the tradition to its well-deserved place.The festive show "The Light of Christmas" is about the importance of belonging and respect for our traditions, suitable for the whole family, and invites in the heart of the community.

There is a world where anything can be sold — morality, murder, grief. All it takes is a good story — preferably one’s own, moving, and with a life lesson. Or at least one that looks good as a headline. The hunger for stories is endless, but the truth in them no longer matters. Justice becomes a show, where everyone plays a part, and the truth is whatever’s delivered most convincingly. But when the mask falls, what stares back at us is a world we know all too well. Our own. Where truth is just a slick PR trick, and money is the new moral authority.