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.
Schedule
Gallery
![The Boy Who Became a Hedgehog <em>Photo: Boštjan Lah</em>](/f/pics/pretekle-sezone/Jancek-jezek_LGM_1_s1.jpg)
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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.
On tour abroad
10. October 2024
Festival Trallallero, Udine, Italy