for primary schools
theatrical performance
The Vikings: song of the sea, Margareta Sch Alaktarz Alaktald Institute and Cankarjev dom
Directed By Marusa Kink
Played By: Ivana Percan Kodarin, Mojka Koncar, Nejc Jezernik
Where is Viking Power Hidden? Vikings were brought up from childhood to be strong and self-confident. Running, jumping, wrestling, skating, skiing, snowshoeing, swimming, rowing and horse riding were already children's everyday life. They were the most skilled, advanced and daring seafarers of their time. Their mythology is branched into nine parallel worlds, each of which is inhabited by unusual creatures – and only one of them, Middle-earth, is inhabited by people. Where did the Vikings get their strength and courage? Where do they get it from? What stories do parents tell their little Vikings to harden them for life in places with long, cold winters that also bring long polar nights? How do they rejoice? How do they stick together? How do they look after each other? Some answers are hidden by the stories of the nine worlds inhabited by gods (Thor, God of Thunder, Odin, who is in charge, Freja, goddess of love, and Loki, the most cunning of them...), volcanoes erupt, blizzards are thrown, ice giants are broken …