{"id":3034,"date":"2018-08-27T02:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plm.ba\/repertoire\/the-ugly-duckling\/"},"modified":"2018-08-27T02:52:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T00:52:49","slug":"the-ugly-duckling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plm.ba\/en\/repertoire\/the-ugly-duckling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ugly Duckling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABOUT THE PLAY<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hans Christian Andersen’s \u201cThe Ugly Duckling\u201c is one of the most popular children’s tales of all time. The story of an unaccepted duckling who, due to his peculiar appearance, is avoided by his brothers, neighbours, the whole duck village and even his own mother, turns into a painful search for identity.<\/p>\n

After leaving home, the duckling enters a world where he is laughed at by geese, attacked by hunters, dogs, a cat and a hen, and where he is almost adopted by farmers, until he comes upon some beautiful swans and is finally convinced that their bevy is where he belongs. Psychologists claim the obstacles faced by the Ugly Duckling on his way, serve to strengthen a child’s character and ease contact with the cruelties of the real world.<\/p>\n

The young and successful Croatian playwright Ivor Matini\u0107 wrote a brand new text based on the Anderson story, staying true to the original, while bringing it closer to the contemporary viewer.<\/p>\n

Robert Waltl is one the most awarded director of theatre pieces for the young audience, which he creates in Croatia, BiH, Belarus, Belgium, Montenegro and Slovenia. He is a particularly devoted interpreter of stories by Ivana Brli\u0107 Ma\u017eurani\u0107, Svetlana Makarovi\u010d and Hans Christian Andersen. In the Puppet Theatre Mostar he has so far directed \u201cThe Puss in Jeans\u201c by Enes Ki\u0161evi\u0107 and \u201cThe Hedgehog’s House\u201c by Branko \u0106opi\u0107. His pieces are distinguishable by music and dance dramaturgy, a dynamic rhythm and visual exuberance.<\/p>\n

The wonderful songs for the performance are written by Olja Savi\u010devi\u0107 Ivan\u010devi\u0107, and arranged by Nik\u0161a Mandalini\u0107 and Aleksandar Anti\u0107 of the Split-based band TBF. The author of all the puppets and the stage set design is Robert Smolik from Prague. Starring in the role of the Ugly Duckling is the young Igor Vida\u010dkovi\u0107, and alongside him an excellent team of actors and animators – Ned\u017ead Maksumi\u0107, Diana Ondelj Maksumi\u0107, Sergio Rado\u0161 and Nermina Denjo.<\/p>\n

The Andersen story of an ugly duckling, who was attacked by all – his brothers, geese, hunters, dogs and farmers \u2013 until they were left standing in awe, as he grew up to transform into a swan, has been reworked by the young writer Ivor Martini\u0107 into a contemporary text for the youngest audience. Directed by Robert Waltl, it becomes a dynamic performance of intense visual strength with a myriad of wonderful songs, and graced by excellent animation by experienced puppet masters from Mostar.<\/p>\n

The performance was created as a co-production between Pozori\u0161te lutaka Mostar (Puppet Theatre Mostar) and the Mini teater Ljubljana, as part of the international European project Puppet Nomad Academy 3 which was co-financed by the European Commission, within the Culture programme (2007 \u2013 2013).<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”chino”][vc_column_text]\n

AUTHOR TEAM<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Director: Robert Waltl
\nDirector’s Assistant: Ned\u017ead Maksumi\u0107
\nText: Ivor Martini\u0107 (according to the fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen)
\nSong Lyrics: Olja Savi \u010cevi\u0107, Ivan \u010cevi\u0107
\nPuppets and Stage Set Design: Robert Smolik
\nStage Technician: Kasim Prguda
\nMusic: Nik\u0161a Mandalini\u0107 (TBF)
\nSound and Lighting: Amer \u0106ati\u0107
\nStage Set Construction: Mirsad Bijedi\u0107<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

ACTORS<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Igor Vida\u010dkovi\u0107 \u2013 Ugly Duckling
\nDiana Ondelj Maksumi\u0107 \u2013 Mother Duck \/ Old Lady
\nNermina Denjo \u2013 Chattering Duck \/ Duckling 1 \/ Hen
\nNed\u017ead Maksumi\u0107 \u2013 Old Duck \/ Wild Gander 2 \/ Dog
\nSer\u0111o Rado\u0161 \u2013 Duckling 2\/ The Spanish Duck \/ Wild Gander 1 \/ Cat<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1806″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css_animation=”bounceInLeft” curly_max_width=”540″ curly_width=”540″][vc_separator color=”chino” el_width=”50″][info_banner_vc image_id=”1490″]\n

PREMIERE<\/strong><\/h4>\n
June 11, 2013<\/h5>\n[\/info_banner_vc][vc_separator color=”chino” el_width=”50″][vc_column_text]\n

AGE<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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