nightingale

The Nightingale

By Hans Christian Andersen
Eva Halac's Puppets Production

Version en Español
English Version

Premiere:
June 2003

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This Eva Halac 's production, based on Christian Andersen's tale, is a story about the relationship between a nightingale and the Chinese Emperor and shows as any other Andersen's essence and his stylistic strength.
The romantic exoticism turns China into a fabulous place where all the images of childhood come to life. The Nightingale is an esthetical challenge where images, language and music were thought to children amusement.

PLAYS:

Saturday's & Sunday's 5pm

Teatro Del Nudo
Av. Corrientes 1551
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Reservations: 4373-4006
Ticketek: 4109-9999

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vrk@sinectis.com.ar

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THE STORY:

This is a singular story that takes place in China.
The Emperor didn't know about a little bird, which everybody talked about.
He ordered to take him to
his palace and when he heard the bird's song he was totally astonished.
However, a mechanical nightingale appeared. This bird was beautiful, it was never tired and it never made mistakes.
The real nightingale went back to the woods.
But after some time the mechanical bird broke and the Emperor got ill.
A little girl brought the real nightingale back and when the Emperor heard him singing again, he recovered his health.

THE SUBJECT:

This story is about the artist's essence, the human nature, the mistake and the apology.

Andersen's characters are generally good, and the bad guys are not so bad. If they are bad, it is because they are interested in unimportant things. The lack of greatness makes them bad. Andersen's heroes are natural elements, innocent and pure: a child, a little bird. The subject is the wisdom of beauty.

THE STAGE:

With the traditional glove puppet technique the stage recreates the traditional China atmosphere full of fascinating images.

The stage or "teatrino" was specially built with the techniques used in ancient theatres where the scenery moves in the presence of the audience. The lighting and projections turns the stage into a "magical box".

THE MUSIC:

The music, performed on guitar on stage, goes through Franz Schubert's marvellous work.
There is also Chinese music specially composed for this play.

THE CAST:

Puppeteers:
Eva Halac,Valeria Kleinbort and Claudio Rodrigo.
Music on stage:
Griselda Oviedo
Assistants on stage:
Melina Cherro and Micaela Sleigh
Art Director:
Marcelo Valiente
Puppet's heads design and performance: Esteban Derito
Lighting:
Leandro Perez
Puppet's Costume:
The Company
Photography:
Guillermo Monteleone
Coordination of production:
Valeria Kleinbort
Directed by:
Eva Halac

THE REVIEWS:

"One of the best shows for children on stage". "Impeccable performance"
Diario Clarin, I.C., July 2002

"Beautiful puppets that evoke the magnificence of imperial China".
Very good **** Diario La Nacion , RM, June 2002

"The preoccupation with the harmony and beauty of the staging turns this work into a complete sample of a theatre that feeds itself with the images taking care of the importance of the words" .
9 points . Diario Página 12, S.F, July 2002.

"Truth, goodness and beauty are the three virtues that shows Eva Halac ´s production". "Exquisit". "Refined comics that provokes the audience laugh". " Respect for children ´s audience". "Directed at children, it is however a serious thing".
Very good. Diario Ambito Financiero, N.C, August 2002.

PLAYS:

Saturday's & Sunday's 5pm

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Teatro Del Nudo
Av. Corrientes 1551
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Reservations: 4373-4006
Ticketek: 4109-9999