Fairytale opera for adults by Engelbert Humperdinck
An enchanted forest - roamed by a king's son, he recognizes his bride in a goose maid who is under the spell of a witch. The people - they are looking for a king, but do not want to recognize the young couple. Chased away, they get lost in the winter forest. Does this sound like a fairy tale? Premiered in New York in 1910, "The King's Children" quickly established itself as the second great success of the "Hansel and Gretel" composer, who died in Neustrelitz. The work increasingly fell into oblivion, but has experienced a renaissance in recent decades.
Lars Scheibner, known for his visually stunning language, creates magical worlds together with Robert Pflanz (stage) and Dr. Marcus Doering (video) that draw on the surreal power of art nouveau and silent film. And poses the big questions as to why people are always looking for the figure of light as a leader and seducer. And why there is less and less room in our world for the fears, longing, idealism and intuition of children, who often see more clearly what is true or what is just a sham.
In collaboration with the Laboratory for Performing Arts and Digitality (headed by Dr. Marcus Doering), funded by the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
