Wednesday, 6 July
Summer Stage, 9:30 p.m.
ZAVOD FEDERACIJA LJUBLJANA & CANKRJEV DOM LJUBLJANA – SLOVENIA
A KING LISTENS
Sound Theatre for Children
Inspired by a short story by Italo Calvino
Idea, Direction, Music by: Peter Kus
Written by: Nebojša Pop Tasić, Peter Kus
Dramaturgy: Nebojša Pop Tasić
Puppets and Set Design: Gregor Lorenci
Original Instruments: Peter Kus, Jurij Kus, Darko Korošec
Dizajn svjetla: Borut Bučinel
Puppet Animators and Musicians: Miha Arh, Gregor Cvetko, Peter Kus
Duration: 45 min
Age: 7+
In the short story A King Listens, Italo Calvino describes a king who lives in never-ending paranoia about losing his power. He is sitting on his throne night and day to protect it. His only contact with the outside world are the sounds coming to the throne form different parts of the palace: the footsteps of the servants, whispers and conversations, fanfare trumpets at the raising of the flag, ceremonies, the sounds of the city at the outskirts of the palace, riots, the rumble of cannons, etc. He cannot see their source but is obsessed by interpreting their meaning and the destiny they are predicting. This paranoia only seems to stop when he hears something that completely enchants him. Through the window, the wind brings in the singing of a woman, a voice of pure beauty, unique and irreplaceable. For the king, it is the sound of freedom.
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