Classic fairy tale in subalpine guise with singing and dancing
Co-production with Mini Teater Ljubljana
Andrej Rozman Roza prepared a theatrical adaptation, or modern dramolet, based on the cult Grimm's tale about Janko and Metka, and although "the title is the same, the story is the same, the heroes are the same, nevertheless everything is different in our play".
Janko and Metka find themselves in a series of difficult trials, facing hunger, poverty, an evil stepmother, but as long as there is a loving father next to them, everything is bearable. But when the stepmother decides that there is no longer enough food for everyone in the house, the children must train in survival strategies; they are thrown out of the shelter of their home into the space of an unknown and vast dark forest, where they eventually find hope in a beautiful delicious sugar house. But the Sweet Temptation hides a" witch " surprise in the image of the cannibal aunt Zheralda. With cunning, courage and ingenuity, they also defeat the Witch and, enriched by lifelong experience, enter the world of adulthood. Only a path through a cruel and dangerous initiation passage can strengthen them and prepare them for a new stage of life.
Director Robert Modulaltl, actor, director, puppeteer and artistic director of the Mini Teater, set the production as a musical and dance-theatre fairy tale for children over four years old and set it in Alpine Slovenia. In accordance with the Performance Concept, the show is dominated by the bouncy and dynamic folk music of Slavko Avsenik Jr., which also coincides with the richly crafted costume design, derived from the authorically updated national costume (Ane Savi / Gecan). A colorful scene with large movable scenery, some oversized props and other scenic elements creates the impression of various fairy-tale spaces. The theatrical fairy tale with singing, dancing and an excellent cast has fascinated children since 2010 and has produced almost 180 repetitions in ten years. Petra Vidali wrote in the evening's review of the Alpine ski jump that this is a story about "how it is possible to survive dangerous parents, dangerous wild beasts and cannibals and even laugh at it".
The revival premiere with a new cast (Where Actors of the younger generation will try on the roles of Janka and Metka) is suitable for new generations of children over five years old.
Klasična pravljica v podalpski preobleki s petjem in plesom
Koprodukcija z Mini teatrom Ljubljana
Andrej Rozman Roza je po kultni Grimmovi pravljici o Janku in Metki pripravil gledališko adaptacijo oziroma sodobni dramolet, in čeprav je »naslov enak, zgodba je enaka, enaki so junaki, je kljub temu v naši predstavi vse drugače«.
Janko in Metka se znajdeta v nizu težkih preizkušenj, soočata se z lakoto, revščino, hudobno mačeho, a dokler je ob njiju ljubeči oče, je vse skupaj znosno. Ko pa se mačeha odloči, da pri hiši ni več dovolj hrane za vse, se morata otroka izuriti v preživitvenih strategijah; iz zavetja doma sta vržena v prostor neznanega in prostranega temnega gozda, kjer na koncu najdeta upanje v lepi slastni sladkorni hišici. A sladka skušnjava skriva »čarovniško« presenečenje v podobi ljudožerske tete Žeralde. Z zvijačami, pogumom in iznajdljivostjo premagata tudi coprnico in obogatena z vseživljenjskimi izkušnjami stopita v svet odraslosti. Samo pot skozi krut in nevaren iniciacijski prehod ju lahko namreč utrdil in pripravi za pot v novo življenjsko obdobje.
Režiser Robert Waltl, igralec, režiser, lutkar in umetniški vodja Mini teatra, je uprizoritev postavil kot glasbeno in plesno-gledališko pravljico za otroke, starejše od štirih let, in jo postavil v alpsko Slovenijo. V skladu z uprizoritvenim konceptom predstave prevladuje poskočna in dinamična narodnozabavna glasba Slavka Avsenika ml., ki sovpada tudi z bogato izdelano kostumografijo, izhajajočo iz avtorsko posodobljene narodne noše (Ane Savić Gecan). Barvita scena z velikimi premičnimi kulisami, nekaterimi predimenzioniranimi rekviziti in drugimi scenskimi elementi ustvarja vtis različnih pravljičnih prostorov. Gledališka pravljica s petjem, plesom in odlično igralsko ekipo je navduševala otroke vse od leta 2010 in je v desetih letih nanizala skoraj 180 ponovitev. Petra Vidali je v Večerovi kritiki Alpska poskočnica zapisala, da je to torej zgodba o tem, » kako je mogoče preživeti nevarne starše, nevarne divje zveri in ljudožerce in se ob tem celo smejati «.
Obnovitvena premiera z novo igralsko zasedbo (kjer se bosta v vlogah Janka in Metke preizkusila igralca mlajše generacije) je primerna za nove generacije otrok, starejše od pet let.
