SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN KNIGHTS
Aleksander Sergejevič Puškin
The Puppet Adaptation of the Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights.
Translation: Mile Klopčič
Adaptation and Dramaturgy: Zala Dobovšek
Stage Direction: Saša Jovanović
Artistic Puppet, Set and Costume Design: Barbara Bulatović
Music: Branko Rožman
Songs: Milan Jesih
Language Adviser: Tomaž Gubenšek
Lighting Design: Kristijan Vidner
PERFORMERS:
Snow White, The Wind: Asja Kahrimanović
Empress, The First Knight: Sonja Kononenko
Nurse Črnavka (Nurse Bruise), The Third Knight, The Moon, The First Wife: Irena Zubalič Žan
Prince Yelisey, The Second Knight, The Sixth Knight, The Mirror: Miha Arh
Emperor, Suitor, The Fourth Knight, The Seventh Knight, The Sun, Dog Sokolko (Dog Hawkeye): Karel Brišnik
Head of the Choir, The Fifth Knight: Jure Lajovic
Premiere: 8th March 2012, Grand Stage LGL
Head of Production and Sound Engineer: Zvonimir Urbič
Lighting Technician: Kristijan Vidner
Stage Technician: Iztok Vrhovnik
Puppet, Set and Costume Execution: Iztok Bobić, Zoran Srdić, Jože Lašič, Sandra Birjukov, Marjeta Valjavec, ALP AGENCY ltd.
The puppet adaptation Sneguljčica in sedem vitezov (Snow White and the Seven Knights) is based on the motives of The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights (1833) by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. In his tale the poet, who was inspired by the famous fairy story, written by Brothers Grimm, enriched his text with virtuoso rhymes, Russian folklore and new fairy tale heroes. The original tale, which gained some new twists and turns with Pushkin’s poetry, is above all characterised by the preciousness of Russian tradition, insight into the life of knights, vanity of royal courts and efficacy of supernatural powers. In Snow White and the Seven Knights loyalty, love, envy and revenge are put to the test again, but only to show their real face and influence.
»Is there really no one prettier than me,
Pale, more delicate than me?”
Pray, mirror, what say thee?
“Pretty, yes, for all to see;
But princess, so say we,
Is paler, delicate even more than thee,”
The queen is raging,
Stomping, flailing,
Shaking the mirror,
Threatening the seer.
In vain. Envy burns,
In anger blood just churns;
She throws away the glass
Summons wicked lass
(she was her maid)
Summoned her and said;
Take the princess to the wood
Tie her up real’ good
Set her ‘neath the tree
For wolves the feast she’ll be.
Appropriate age: for children aged three and older
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