
Four quirky characters hatch one after the other from a giant egg and finally a large black grand piano emerges. Curious the newly hatched creatures explore the world around them. Fearless they examine the mysterious instrument from every angle, playfully creating music unlike anything heard before.
Here the grand piano is not a solo instrument on which one must practise alone for hours on end. It becomes a place of encounter and shared music-making: two pianists and two percussionists discover the instrument from new perspectives. The grand piano is by turns a keyboard instrument, a plucked instrument, and sometimes even a drum kit, taking the audience on an entertaining journey of discovery through the music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Annekatrin Klein (play development, acting and production management); Franziska Henschel (play development and direction); Roberto Maqueda, Miguel Angel Garcia Martin, Petralia Sinforosa (acting);
Alexandre Babel (composition); Tassilo Tesche (set design/conceptual collaboration); Anna Kleihues (costumes/conceptual collaboration)
Musical theatre featuring improvisations and works by contemporary composers. A co-production with the Schlachthaus Theatre, Bern.
Recommended age: Suitable for children aged 4 and over.
In collaboration with the Basel Music School.
A production by the Phantasten artists’ collective
50 minutes, no break
Please note: This event is not included in the GdN season ticket.
Tickets available at →www.garedesenfants.ch
Adults CHF 20.- / Children CHF 12.- / Family pass (children) CHF 8.-