A fifteen-meter puppet whale flew into the park, which feeds on stones, and also swallows the audience with pleasure. In the whale's belly, 33 spectators enter the world of dreams with the help of puppets, singing and live music – there they meet strange creatures, face fears from ancient times and listen to stones. Inspired by the stories and motives of indigenous cultures, the performance raises questions about the relationship of man to nature, about our primary fears and about the powers that lurk within us.
The creators of the whale belly drew inspiration for the show from indigenous cultures from around the world: from New Zealand Maori, Australian Aborigines to North American peoples. Their traditions are full of stories that speak of the inextricable connection of man with the nature that surrounds him. How to find a balance between the forces inside us and those around us? The heroes in the stories, in search of an answer, listen to talking stones. Or they descend in the whale's belly deep under water, into their subconscious, and return to land reborn, with new insights, with new powers.
"If the world has lost its center, it means that the center can be anywhere – even within ourselves."- Michael Meade
"A subtly poetic conception of the awakening of the sleeping archetypes of our universe."- Magda Tushar, Radio Slovenia
Premiere: 2. June 2025, Arboretum Vocji Potok
In addition to a ticket to see the show, a park entrance fee is required to see the show at The Wolf Creek Arboretum.
Since part of the show takes place in the dark, the show is suitable for those who have no fear of dark enclosed spaces.
V park je priletela petnajstmetrska lutka kita, ki se hrani s kamni, z veseljem pa pogoltne tudi občinstvo. V kitovem trebuhu se 33 gledalcev s pomočjo lutk, petja ter žive glasbe poda v svet sanj – tam se srečajo z nenavadnimi bitji, soočajo s strahovi iz davnine in prisluhnejo kamnom. Predstava navdihnjena z zgodbami in motivi staroselskih kultur odpira vprašanja o odnosu človeka do narave, o naših primarnih strahovih ter o močeh, ki se skrivajo znotraj nas.
Ustvarjalci Kitovega popka so inspiracijo za predstavo črpali iz staroselskih kultur iz raznih koncev sveta: od novozelandskih Maorov, avstralskih Aboriginov do severnoameriških ljudstev. Njihova izročila so polna zgodb, ki govorijo o neločljivi povezanosti človeka z naravo, ki ga obdaja. Kako najti ravnovesje med silami znotraj nas in tistimi okoli nas? Junaki v zgodbah v iskanju odgovora prisluhnejo govorečim kamnom. Ali pa se spustijo v kitovem trebuhu globoko pod vodo, v svojo podzavest, in se vrnejo na kopno prerojeni, z novimi spoznanji, z novimi močmi.
"Če je svet izgubil središče, to pomeni, da je središče lahko kjerkoli – tudi v nas samih." - Michael Meade
“Prefinjeno poetična predstava o prebujanju spečih arhetipov našega univerzuma.” – Magda Tušar, Radio Slovenija
Premiera: 2. junij 2025, Arboretum Vočji Potok
Poleg vstopnice za ogled predstave, je za ogled predstave v Arboretumu Volčji Potok potrebno plačati tudi vstopnino v park.
Ker se del predstave odvija v temi, je predstava primerna za tiste, ki nimajo strahu pred temnimi zaprtimi prostori.