Erik of het klein insectenboek (8+)
Erik of het klein insectenboek is a remixed version of Godfried Bomans' classic children's book.
This spectacular road movie performance full of music and dance is a must-see for the whole family. Director Noël Fischer and lyricist Jibbe Willems are working together again after several successful performances. In the foyers, there is plenty to do around the themes that recur in the performance, such as climate change, bee deaths and litter.
Run time 120 minutes, incl. intermission
Genre theatre-family
Language Dutch
Erik of het klein insectenboek
Erik Pinksterblom is an imaginative boy who longs for something special. Shrunk to the size of a fly, Erik ends up in the Wolleweide city park. He experiences bizarre adventures among blades of grass that are higher than apartment buildings. In this wonderful world, insects look suspiciously like humans.
Erik meets posh wasps, dances with the hip-hop bumblebee and sleeps in a snail Airbnb. Gradually, Erik discovers more and more that the insects have great difficulty surviving. There is waste everywhere and people are spraying pesticides. Can Erik save himself and the insects from these big problems?
Credits
cast Hein van der Heijden, Billy de Walle, Esther Scheldwacht, André Dongelmans, Emma Vermeulen & Soumaya Ahouaoui
dancers from IRC – Illusionary Rockaz Company: Liam McCall, Deion Holwijn, Marchano Sarijoen
director Noël Fischer
text Jibbe Willems
choreography Shailesh Bahoran
stage image Thomas Rupert and Roos Veenkamp
costume design Sacha Zwiers
video and animation Catharina Scholten
lighting design Uri Rapaport
music & sound design William Bakker
assistant director Marjolein Polman