Saturday, 22 October, Yugoslav Drama Theater – Theater Bojan Stupica, 11.00
SOUND THEATRE FOR CHILDREN, Ljubljana
A KING LISTENS, puppet show
Inspired by the short story by Italo Calvino
Idea, Direction, Music: Peter Kus
Script: Nebojša Pop Tasić, Peter Kus
Dramaturgy: Nebojša Pop Tasić
Puppets and Set Design: Gregor Lorenci
Original Instruments: Peter Kus, Jurij Kus, Darko Korošec
Light Design: Borut Bučinel
Puppet Animators and Musicians: Miha Arh, Gregor Cvetko, Peter Kus

In the short story A King Listens, Italo Calvino describes a king who lives in a never-ending paranoia of 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 from 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.

Ticket prices: 400 din.