“Masters of interactive play.” The Age (for Polyglot)
Polyglot Theatre and Papermoon Puppet Theatre present CERITA ANAK (CHILD’S STORY)
10 minutes Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse Family
The story of a child lost at sea performed inside a boat.
The long-running creative collaboration between Australia’s Polyglot and Indonesia’s Papermoon Puppet Theatre is taken to a new level with the development of an interactive performance work for pre-schoolers – Cerita Anak (Child’s Story). Climb aboard a boat and be rocked and rolled across the sea as you experience the story of a small Sri Lankan refugee boy who ends up in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.
Cerita Anak takes the true story of a child adrift on the ocean and winds mythology and folk tale through it to make a drama on the high seas for very young audiences. Puppetry, image, song and sound are used to create an exciting new interactive experience.
Image: Indra Wicaksono
Meet the artist
Polyglot Theatre and Papermoon Puppet Theatre
Polyglot Theatre is Australia’s leading creator of interactive and participatory theatre experiences for children and adults. Using ordinary materials made extraordinary, the company focuses on children’s play as a performative event with endless possibilities. Polyglot collaborates with national and international partners and tours extensively, most recently in Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and the USA.
Based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a country with world-renowned puppetry traditions, Papermoon Puppet Theatre is known for extending the artform with their mixed-media productions, and creating works that imaginatively explore identity and society. Papermoon’s work has been presented all over the world, including in the USA, Netherlands, Japan, India, South Korea and Australia.
Contact:
- Viv Rosman
- Executive Producer
- Polyglot
- viv@polyglot.org.au
- +61 3 9826 3301 / +61 417 450 848
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