The official theatrical program

«Boško Buha» Theatre, Belgrade

Ljudmila Razumovska
“The Little Mermaid“

Director : Milan Karadžić Dramaturge : Ivana Dimić Translator : Jugoslavka Miljković-Katić Set Designer : Boris Maksimović Costume Designer : Angelina Atlagić Composer :  Aleksandar Lokner Lighting Designer : Srđan Cvetković Stage Speech : dr Ljiljana Mrkić-Popović Stage Manager : Mihailo Todorović Prompter : Slobodan Popović Stage Animation : Dejan Stepić Nikac Radović Dejan Savić

Cast : The Little Mermaid : Danijela Štajnfeld The Grandmother : Zorica Jovanović The Sea Witch - Princess : Katarina Marković Octopus Osja, Spirit of the Forest : Nemanja Oliverić Military Minister : Vladan Dujović “The People’s Voice“ Minister : Viktor Savić The King : Andrija Milošević The Queen : Boba Latinović The Prince : Aleksandar Radojičić The First Mermaid, The First Bird : Sanja Popović The Second Mermaid, The Second Bird : Jelena Trkulja The Third Mermaid, The Third Bird : Teodora Živanović/ Aleksandra Tomić The Fourth Mermaid, The Fourth Bird : Andrijana Tasić The Fifth Mermaid, The Fifth Bird : Ivana Jovanović Najada : Andrijana Tasić Drijada : Katarina Ilić/ Ivana Jovanović The Immortal Soul : Katarina Ilić

In her drama, Ljudmila Razumovska entirely respects the original fairytale and she deosn’t try to mask or alter the sad ending of “The little Mermaid”. She manages to point out that love is a magnificent and remarkable feeling, bigger than life itself.  Whenever a true love is born it lasts forever. Neither misfortune nor happiness are important, love surpasses it all. Children know that parental love is unconditional and that it never ends. “The little mermaid” tells the story about the eternity of every true love.
A somewhat sad story gets transformed into a rock - musical in order to lighten and emphasize the sublime in it.

Running time : 75 minutes
Age :  6+

«Children’s Theatre», Subotica

Marina Đurić-Bijelić
“YOU“

Directed and adapted by : Biljana Vujović Assistant Director : Boško Boškov Set Designer : Sarapka Tibor Stage Movement : Ištvan Bičkei Puppet Designer : Erika Janovič Costume Designer : Biljana Vujović Composer : Vladimir Pejković Stage Manager : Danka Balać Lighting Designer : Čisar Laslo Sound Designer : Stevo Bardak

Cast: Svetlana Abramović Danka Balać Olivera Begović Vesna Borocki Boško Boškov Elvira Gal

YOU is an inhabitant of a distant planet and every night when he goes to sleep his attention is drawn by a “blue” planet in space. Together with his friend Buba Truba, in a “Smeholet” (which is a special aircraft), he lands on Earth in order to meet its inhabitants and satisfy his curiosity. But, the Earth is not as idyllic as it seemed when observed from space. He becomes an active participant in different situations which lead to the transformation of people and their acts. The idea which YOU promotes, as the unquestioned solution to all the problems that he comes across, is a smile. Satisfied with the mission being accomplished, he returns to his planet.

Running time : 50 minutes
Age: 3+

«City theatre “Žar ptica“ ( “The Firebird”)» Zagreb, Croatia

Milivoj Matošec
“Horror on Linden Street“
 

Directed and dramatized by : Oliver Frljić Set Designers : Iva Matija Bitanga, Leo Vukelić Costume designer : Fashion studio Artiđana Music and music selection : Damir Šimunović Choreography : Sandra Banić-Naumovski Lighting designer : Goran Jurković Sound designer : Marinko Pavlinić Stage manager : Milena Pajić Make - up artist : Jasna Rosini Set Painting : Gordana Poljančić Technical and graphic design : Jerko Domagoj Vrdoljak Illustrations : Branka Nikolić Stage technique : Marinko Pavlinić, Dubravko Kancijan, Tomislav Blatančić

Cast: Mungos Nevada: Damir Poljičak Tugoljub Prvi: Franjo Jurčec Šapica: Tomislav Krstanović Latica: Cila Barat Bastaić Cvrkutalo: Sven Jakir Praporac: Nikša Marinović Veselonožac: Mitja Smiljanić

A careless day on Linden Street gets interrupted by a boy who introduces himself as Mungos Nevada and from that moment on everything is turned upside down.
Instead of play and joy, fear and mistrust creep into the children’s hearts on this street while their friendship gets tested.
Mungos manages to become “the Ruler” of the Linden Street because of his behaviour and blackmails, and succeeds in dividing its little inhabitants.
A boy called Šapica, the most delicate among the company, becomes the first victim of Mungos’s blackmailing. At first, he fails to confront the maltreating properly, but he will be the one who will go through the transformation and become the core of the rebellion against Mungos’s tyranny.
Based upon an exciting and very popular novel by Milivoje Matošec, this play shows the importance of fighting against violence and how an individual rebellion can make a lot of difference.

Running time : 55 minutes
Age: 10 - 17

«Kruševac Theatre» Kruševac

Željko Hubač
“Beauty and the Beast“

Director : Zoran Lozančić Ser designer : Nenad Živadinović Puppet and mask design : Ljubica Suturović, Arsen Ćosić, Nijaz Memiš Costume designer : Milosava Đurđević Composer : Asim Sarvan Choreographer : Izabela Bošković Design and photography : Radovan Vučković

Cast : The Beast : Dejan Tončić The Beauty : Biljana Nikolić The Father : Nebojša Vranić The Sisters : Marija Gašić Slađana Nestorović-Ristić The Suitors : Nikola Pantović Dušan Dule Jovanović The Mirror : Predrag Milenković Animation : Miljana Manojlović Sanja Savović Nevena Zajić Ivana Biserčić

“Beauty and the Beast“ is a universal love story in which kindness, self-sacrifice and love, win. A selfish and cruel young prince gets punished because of his character and transformed into a beast, thus making his inner ugliness suit his outer one. When he becomes aware of the love that he feels towards the Beauty, the gentle, kind and charming creature, it changes him and he becomes kind, gentle and therefore beautiful…

Running Time : 75 minutes
Age : 4+

«Little Theatre “Duško Radović“, Belgrade»

Ivan Kušan
“You are lying, Melita“

Director : Bojan Đorđev Dramatization : Sena Đorović Stage Designer : Siniša Ilić Stage Movement : Čarni Đerić Costume Designer : Maja Mirković Assistant Costume Designer : Sanja Aćimović Music : Marko Grubić

Cast : Melita: Vladislava Đorđević The Brother : Jovo Maksić Dad : Dimitrije Ilić Mom : Marijana Vićentijević Badovinac Friend Vera: Dušica Sinobad Friend Šilja: Nenad Radović The Painter : Sena Đorović The Dog : Čarni Đerić

Inspired by children’s imagination Ivan Kušan wrote a novel for children called “You are lying, Melita“.
This is a story about a girl called Melita , a “fabricator” , who keeps making up terrible stories and drives everyone around her crazy : her mother, father, brother, friends from school. To make her get rid of this “bad” habit, they join forces in order to prevent her from lying.
Their attempt seems to be a success until one of Melita’s most terrible lies comes true when a bear attacks a dog.
Faced with her imagination Melita shouts :
“Well what would Dad and Nenad do if I invented that …say, the Moon had fallen, he?”

Running Time : 55 minuta
Age: 6+

«Mini theatre, Ljubliana, Slovenija»

Hans Christian Andersen
“Thumbelina“

Director and Performer :  Robert Valtl Dramaturge :  Ivica Buljan Concept : Darij Kreuh                  Tadej Fijus Visuals : Ana Košir Music : Špela Avsenak Production : „Forum“ Ljubljana Co-production : Cankarjev dom

“Thumbelina“ is one of the subtlest and most beautiful fairytales by a Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. Thumbelina is a girl whose fragility keeps taking her to different places and whose courage and love always help her find the right path.
The first virtual puppet show, performed by Mini Theatre from Ljubliana, is a mixture of computer animation and a puppet show in a virtual computer environment. The characters from the fairytale come to life on screen and with the help of the animators and the audience they keep trying to save the heroine and get her out of trouble.
The story is set in a virtual space which is open and flexible. There are two different solutions to each situation in the show. With the help of animators, children define the character and course of the adventure in a specific situation.
The fairytale is organised and structured as a play which focuses on creative team work. The correct solution and decision in a specific situation upgrades a classical puppet show making the abovementioned complex technology appealing to children.
The authors encourage them to play the role of animators after the show and stir the characters to life.

Running Time: 45 minutes
Age: 3 - 9

«National Theatre “Toša Jovanović“ - Puppet stage, Zrenjanin»

Uglješa Šajtinac
“Vetruška’s Greensward“

Directed and Adapted by : Irena Tot Set, Puppet and Costume Design : Blagovesta Vasileva Assistant Set Designer and Puppet Creator : Tibor Farago   Music : Aleksandar Popović Stage Manager and Prompter : Milanka Lalić Light Designer : Robert Lacko Sound Designer : Vladimir Lučić

Cast : Vetruška : Hajnalka Kovač, Senka Petrović The Adventurous Mouse : Danilo Mihnjević Tekunica: Tatjana Barać The Happy Snail : Andrija Poša Animation Assistant : Aleksandar Dragar The Mole: Hajnalka Kovač The Raven : Miroslav Maćoš The Male Frog : Kristian Kardoš The Grass-Snake : Olgica Trbojević Animation Assistant : Hajnalka Kovač The Stork : Senka Petrović Animation Assistants : Tatjana Barać, Andrija Poša Guca The Lizard : Aleksandar Dragar Animation Assistants : Senka Petrović, Andrija Poša Little Wind, The Rogue : Senka Petrović Shadow Animation : Hajnalka Kovač, Senka Petrović

Did you know that Greensward is a small hidden world of strange animals, where you can see both love and hatred, shyness and impudence, falling in love and eloping, danger and circus, just like in this big world of ours, the world of humans?
However, sometimes a vicious, mysterious, predator bird Vetruška casts a shadow over this joyful, naive world! Not a single sound is made then because the same fear overwhelms all the inhabitants of this little planet.
Sometimes the bird just flies over as if there is no one below, and sometimes it takes a lot of strength, courage and genuine love in order to defeat and chase it off.
You didn’t know? Well, follow the wind then and take a little peek into our Greensward!

Running Time: 46 minutes
Age: 6 -10

«“Pan” Theatre, Belgrade»

Miodrag Milovanov
“Miss Piggy Pageant “

Director : Miodrag Milovanov Set Designer : Dušan Pavlović Costume Designer : Zora Miočinović Music : Dušan Radovanović

Cast : Miodrag Milovanov Olivera Viktorović Tijana Pecenčić Enes Hamidović

The play is a sequel to “The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf”. This time Vučko, the wolf, decides to organize the Miss Piggy pageant and take the advantage of it in order to get what he wants.
Will vanity divide the little pigs or will the unity and friendship triumph?
This is an educative play permeated with songs and funny lines.

 

Running Time : 45 minutes
Age: 3 - 10

«“The Snail” Theatre, Belgrade»

Jelena Mijović
“A Story from a Fairy Forest““

Director : Ana Zdravković Set Designer : Aleksandar Veljanović Choreography and Stage Movement : Marko Stojanović Puppet Design : Zoran Stojanović Costume Designer : Jelena Perišić Composer : Vladimir Graić

Cast : Jole: Miloš Timotijević / Milan Čučilović Snovanka: Isidora Minić Kralj Vilovan Peti: Nenad Ćirić Lažole (Brbole): Slobodan Stefanović Lana: Milica Živanović Luka: Nikola Rakočević

This is a modern story which resembles a fairytale a bit, it reminds us that it is never a waste when you make an effort to do something nice.
This story is about two worlds, a fairy world and a human world, which are brought together by a mischief but are joined thanks to kindness in the end.
A pixie, called Jole, who used to be the naughtiest in the Fairy forest, is punished. His punishment is to keep re-educating all the naughty children, from a nearby town inhabited by humans, for hundred years.
Jole serves his punishment and he can finally marry his girlfriend Snovanka.

Running Time : 50 minutes
Age : 3+

«Puppet Theatre Niš, Niš»

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“The Little Prince“

Directed and Adapted by : Zoran Lozančić Set Designer : Zoran Lozančić, Dušan Stanković Puppets : Erika Janović, Dragan Đurić, Miroslav Cvetanović Proofreader : Aleksandar Lončar Lighting Designer : Aleksandar Arsenijević Sound Designer : Slobodan Ilić Video Beam : Emil Keser, Ivan Živković Stage Manager : Desanka Kozić

Cast : The Little Prince : Mirjana Đorđević Doublet Animation of the Little Prince : Tatjana Milenković Exupéry : Toma Bibić The Rose : Marija Cvetković The King : Slobodan Miljković The Media Person: Svetlana Mihajlović The Businessman : Dejan Gocić The Geographer : Dejan Gocić The Lamplighter : Toma Bibić The Drunkard : Slobodan Miljković The Fox : Svetlana Mihajlović The Snake : Tatjana Milenković

“The Little Prince” is a book for both young and old, an allegorical story about love, responsibility, sacrifice, joy and life, written as a fairytale. It captivates children as well as grown-ups, and this reading captivation has been lasting for 60 years.
The Little Prince is a mysterious boy who lives with the Rose on his little planet and makes sure that the baobabs don’t grow and destroy his planet and enjoys watching the sunsets.  He sets off on a journey across the space and eventually arrives on our planet. 
“The Little Prince” teaches us that we can look into the essence of everything if we use our heart instead of our eyes, and Exupéry reminds us that we were all children once.

Running Time : 60 minutes
Age: 10 -12

«Puppet theatre “Pinokio“, Zemu»

“Bastien And Bastienne“
Based on Motives from Mozart’s Opera

Director and Dramaturge : Nikola Zavišić Adaptation and Translation of Arias : Sonja Lončar, Nikola Zavišić Music Adaptation and Arrangements : Sonja Lončar Puppet, Set And Costume Designer : Filip Jevtić Lighting Designers : Nikola Zavišić, Miroslav Đumić Sound Designer : Vojislav Savić

Performers : Piano : Sonja Lončar Singers : Bastienne : Biserka Filipović Bastien : Nenad Savić Colas : Aleksa Vasić Puppeteers : Bastienne: Željka Mandić Bastien: Goran Popović Colas: Zorana Milošaković

This is a one act comic opera written by Mozart when he was 11 years old, and its theme is universal - love. The heroine, young shepherdess Bastienne, suffers because Bastien, her great love, leaves her and falls in love with another girl he meets when he goes to the city. The girl from the city enchants him so Bastienne decides to ask the wizard Colas to help her win him back. With his wise intrigues Colas manages to find Bastien and convince him to revive his pure love with Bastienne. Colas’s magic works and Bastien reunites with his Bastienne. Of course, they live happily ever after.
The play was created in coproduction with 40th BEMUS (Belgrade Music Festival).

Running Time : 40 minutes
Age : 3 -12

«The Youth Theatre, Novi Sad»

Valeri Petrov
“PUK“ (“In search for a magic pearl”)

Directed and Translated by : Emilija Mrdaković Set, Puppet, and Costume Designer : Svila Veličkova Composer : Miodrag Mika Mladenović Lyrics : Mirjana Rastović Co-repetition : Mr Agota Vitkai Kučera Proofreader :  Saša Latinović Stage Manager : Snežana Velimirović Lighting Designer : Predrag Jerković Sound Designer : Ratko Jerković Make-Up Artist : Gorislav Vidaković Stage Director : Stevan Antić I Nemanja Zorić

Cast : Lili: Marija Mitrović Hrili: Slobodan Ninković The Shell : Ivan Đurić The Flatfish and The Cuttlefish: Saša Latinović The Jellyfish: Marija Todorović

Every child in the world has a gift to make the world a better place. This helps creating a beautiful pearl which is the core of each sole. The play invites you to be adventurous, to search for the magic pearl. Each child will be able to find its pearl and to discover what the pearl means to it watching the “Puk”.
Through this play Emilija Mrdaković shows her unique directing approach, which makes her production notably different from other children’s plays. This theatre mini-musical and a genuine visual spectacle , is based upon the work of one of the greatest Bulgarian poets, Valerij Petrov. 

Running Time : 40 minutes
Age : 3 -12

«Children’s Theatre Kragujevac»

Rudyard Kipling
“The Elephant’s Child“

Directed and Adapted by : Todor Valov Set, Costume, Puppet and Mask Designer : Stefanka Kjuvlijeva Music : Elena Metodijeva Sound Designer : Zoran Matić Lighting Designer : Dragan Planić Stage director : Rade Krstić

Cast: The Elephant’s Child : Darija Nešić Brother Elephant, The Baboon and The Crocodile : Milomir Rakić The Ostrich : Milica Redžić-Vulević Father Elephant, The Baboon and The Python : Mladen Knežević The Baboon and The Hedgehog : Sanja Matejić The Hippopotamus and Mother Elephant : Nevena Brzaković

Once upon a time elephants had no trunks. A curious Elephant’s Child kept asking his mother and father why it had big ears, why they were elephantine, everything echoed with “Why?”, “Why?”, “Why?”. The Elephant’s Child was so curious that it annoyed other elephants, and it looked for answers even from other animals - the monkeys. The Baboons, the Python, the Ostrich, his aunt the Hippopotamus,…
The plot takes us to exciting landscapes through which the curious Elephant’s Child goes looking for answers to its numerous questions. During its journey it arrives to the bank of the Limpopo River where its insatiable curiosity gets him into trouble, but it gets a trunk he will be proud of later and which it will use for various mischiefs.

Running time: 50 minutes
Age: up to 12 years