Five women embark on a wonderful journey through the fantastic and bitter reality of the daily routine of circus life and through a childhood balancing-act between poetry and disappointment. On its journey, the fun-loving family is confronted with unpredictable situations. The story's protagonist quickly asks the question: What does one need to feel at home?
“Warum das Kind in der Polenta kocht” is a musical composition of language that impressively tells the true story about a young girl. The captivating rhythm and melody of Veteranyi's language form the foundation of the production. Music, sound, songs, recitative and a whining Propeller tell of the contradictory emotional realms between inside and outside, between home and a foreign land, between leaving and arriving. Elements from folk songs of different cultures, live-electronic sounds, looping, musical and vocal extremes, as well as the extraordinary sounds of the self-made instruments created by the sound experimenter Hans Tschiritsch make the piece a moving sound and theatre experience.
Music theatre
Duration: circa 75 minutes
- Text based on Aglaja Veteranyi’s Original: Sara Ostertag, Maria Tunner
- Stage direction: Sara Ostertag
- Performers: Sabine Muhar, Michèle Rohrbach, Sarah Bahmou
- Music: Jelena Popržan, Anna Starzinger
- Composition: Jelena Popržan
- Dramaturgy, Musical communication: Maria Tunner
- Drama Education: Brigitte Moscon
- Equipment: Nanna Neudeck
- Graphics: Birgit Kellner
- Light design: Severin Mahrer
- Construction wheel: Peter Jokl
- Instruments: Hans Tschiritsch
- Stage direction and Production assistance: Laura Andreß
- Equipment assistance: Martina Maggale
- Guest assistance: Sabine Kleon
- Publisher: DVA München, in Verlagsgruppe Random House
- Thanks to: Stadt Wien, SKE-austro mechana and Dschungel Wien
- Photo: Nanna Neudeck