The Boy Who Became a Hedgehog 3+
Based on Slovene Folk Tale / 45 min
The story of The Boy Who Became A Hedgehog would be nothing more than an ordinary story about an ordinary boy living an ordinary boyish life, if one fine day that boy had not changed into a hedgehog. Although many people might not believe it, the life of a hedgehog is anything but simple and lovely. It is difficult enough getting out of bed, not to mention crossing a street or hugging a friend. The hedgehog’s menu would not thrill any children either: only apples and pears, and on Sundays perhaps the odd worm as dessert. But this is a performance about an otherwise ordinary boy-hedgehog, who one foggy morning decides that he will never despair and that, instead of apples, he will rather look for his lucky star.
Gallery
Crew and cast
Directress Margrit Gysin
Actress Elena Volpi
Visual designer Zuzana Vítková and team
Dramaturge Irene Beeli
Premiere — 14. April 2012
Responses and Rewards
- Award to Eleni Volpi for acting and animation, 7th biennial of puppet artists of Slovenia 2013.
- Award to Elena Volpi for an innovative approach to creating puppets and puppet narratives, Golden Stick 2013.
- GRAND PRIX for the best performance, Virvar Festival, Košice, Slovakia 2017.
- Children's jury award for the best performance, Virvar Festival, Košice, Slovakia 2017.