Amundsen's Pole
Great Puppet Theatre · Saint Petersburg
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premiere October 3, 2020
- 6+
- 2020
- 50 MIN
- Russia
An interactive performance about the life of Antarctic discoverer Roald Amundsen — and about the gift of purposeful dreaming that lives in each of us.
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Amundsen's personality and the story of his discoveries are so humanly poignant and ambiguous that it doesn't matter whether you are passionate about geography or confuse the North Pole with the South. I would say that our show is about a remarkable gift: the ability to dream purposefully.
When God created the earth, a little clay mixed with stones remained on his shoulder blade. He tapped the edge of the land — and a land of wrinkled mountains, water and snow appeared. That land was called Norway. And in that very country there was once born a boy named Roald Amundsen, who was destined to become a great explorer.
So what kind of people are these heroes, who know how to dream, move forward fearlessly and make discoveries? And perhaps everyone has a chance to become one — you just need to catch the moment in time.
In this 50-minute interactive performance, audiences will learn about the life of the discoverer of Antarctica and try to find the spirit of the "little Amundsen" within themselves.
Credits
- Director
- Maria Kritskaya
- Set Designer
- Vera Petrovskaya
- Puppet Designer
- Lyubov Dyachenko
- Lighting Designer
- Anastasia Kuznetsova
Awards & Festivals
- 2021Best Ensemble — 29th Theatres of St Petersburg for Children Festival
- 2021Best Ensemble in a Puppet Theatre — Golden Spotlight
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