Wonderful Stories

Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy music
Micha Hamel, Willem van Merwijk adaptation
Gerda Dendooven live painting
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer text and narration

Three wonderful stories, three extraordinary soloists. Flemish illustrator Gerda Dendooven who brings Ma mère l’Oye to life, live on stage. Image of legendary dancer Rudolf Nureyev in Vaclav Nijinski’s renowned choreography for L’apres-midi d’un faune from 1912. Writer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer who tells a new story from the soldier from La boîte à joujoux. A performance in which image, music and words merge to create a wonderful story.

when to see it
  • Thu 16 Mar 2017 20:30 Amsterdam Podium Mozaïek
  • Sat 18 Mar 2017 20:15 Helmond Theater Speelhuis
  • Sun 19 Mar 2017 12:00 Haarlem Philharmonie
  • Sat 06 May 2017 20:00 Enschede Muziekcentrum
  • Sun 07 May 2017 15:00 Heerlen Parkstad Limburg Theaters
  • Tue 09 May 2017 20:15 Arnhem Musis
  • Wed 10 May 2017 20:15 Wageningen Junushoff
  • Thu 11 May 2017 20:00 Amsterdam Paradiso
  • Fri 12 May 2017 20:30 Dordrecht Energiehuis
  • Sat 13 May 2017 20:30 Tilburg Theaters Tilburg

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