Kantjil en de Tijger (8+)
Theater company De Toneelmakerij and music ensemble Oorkaan take you on a journey into a world full of hidden memories. Kantjil en de tijger is a captivating and poetic piece of musical theatre about a grandmother with a final wish, a brave girl in search of answers, and the unexpected friendship she forms with the dwarf deer Kantjil, who holds a black belt in karate.
Run time tba
Genre Theatre - Family
Language Dutch
Kantjil en de Tijger
Indra's grandmother Billy is old and ill. Her small living room is filled with a colorful group of family members and friends. There is eating, talking, making music, and waiting for the impending farewell. Grandmothers die, that's just the way it is, thinks Indra. But why is her family so restless?
When her grandmother shares her last wish, Indra is suddenly drawn into history. She meets the legendary Kantjil, her sidekick from her grandmother's homeland, who guides her through her family history and the world in which grandma Billy grew up.
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Together, they piece together the fragments of grandma's past. Can you be too old to make peace with the past? Or too young for your own family's history?
Every year, de Toneelmakerij, in collaboration with another (music) theater company, creates a large-scale production for the whole family. After the success of De Toverfluit, Hans en Griet, As You Like It, 1000+1 Nacht, and Giselle, we are collaborating this fall with the entire Oorkaan Ensemble and five top actors. A poetic musical theater performance for everyone aged eight and up.
Quote Paulien Geerlings (writer of Kantjil):
“In the Netherlands, around 2 million people with Indonesian roots live, spread across the country. They carry the consequences of 350 years of colonial history with them, now up to the fourth generation. There are still so many stories to tell here from various perspectives. This is necessary to make peace with the past and better understand the present. This is one of those stories. I look forward to writing it together with Melissa as a grand tale that suits the large stage: epic, vulnerable, exciting, confronting, and with a generous dose of Indo humor.”
Credits
text Paulien Geerlings, Melissa Knollenburg
direction Paul Knieriem
dramaturgy Nina van Tongeren
composition Frieda Gustavs, Michele Mazzini, Jordy Sanger
sound design Maurits Thiel
lighting design Gé Wegman
lighting programming Mart Hielema
costume Design Jorine van Beek, Dymph Boss
scenography Yannick Verweij
set construction Man met de hamer
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cast Bo Bojoh, Bodil de la Parra, Veysel Dzhesur, Susannah El Mecky, Isabelle Houdtzagers, Michele Mazzini, Jan van der Plas, Robbrecht Van Cauwenberghe, Eddie B. Wahr, Michela Zanoni
technical team Sophie de Hoop, Hugo van der Veldt, Maurits Thiel
production Eva van Kerkhof
education Maaike-Merel van Baarzel, Lot Houtepen, Martien Langman
marketing Selman Aqiqi, Judith Evens, Julia de Koning, Lonneke Laurant, Irit Yosef
tour manager Marleen Koens
publicity image Jan Hoek
