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Urgent need to bring in 
quality theatre for young audiences

  
After years of planning we launched ‘the little festival’ in June 2010 
- an international theatre festival for young audiences - with productions 
by adults for a young audience from different countries.With one production by children for children.....

The second edition:  July 1 - 9, 2011

Our festival partners - Max Mueller Bhavan & InKo Centre -
are bringing in productions again for ‘the little festival’. 
The Little Theatre is producing an original musical too! 


The festival will be curated and the theme we are looking at for this year is “Moving…” This can be rhythmic movement in dance or music which will also have a flavour of the country from which the production originates. 

 On April 15, 2011 we launched competitions for children in three categories in all the city schools emphasizing the theme. The closing date for the competitions has been extended to June 25, 2011. The results of these Competitions will be announced during the festival. We also hope to display some of the top entries in all three categories at the Museum Theatre.

Special workshop on movement  July 3rd to 5th 
Panel Discussion on July 8 (7pm)


Watch out for these dates!

The Festival dates for this year are July 1 - 9, 2011 at the Museum Theatre, Egmore.



For more details email  
 thelittlefestival@gmail.com 



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                                           by The Little Theatre
                              July 1 (11am & 3pm) July 2 & 3 (6pm)



The Story
Two men stumble upon a mysterious object near a meteorite crash site. Much to their amazement they discover that the object is capable of a resonating sound, just like a percussion instrument. Accidentally they unlock this alien object which sends out strange creatures that are outta thiz world! Just as suddenly they are sucked into the alien object along with the mysterious creatures. In the process of finding their way out of the object, the two men discover many truths about a world outta thiz world which leaves them completely baffled…

Cast 

 Abishek Joseph George   Pazhamavel Vinodha Nandhanadhan Tinymon Nair

 E Dinesh    Babu

 Nikita Ashok   Princess

B Krishnakumar  The Keeper of the Universe

Puppeteers in black suits: Vikas Rao K, Prasanna Surendran, Jagadeesh Kanna, Adnaan Currimbhoy,
Hussain Bhavnagarwala

Produced by 
Aysha Rau
Directed, Scripted & Stunts Choreography by 
B Krishnakumar
Lyrics by Rohini Rau
Assistant Script Writers Karan Nair & Naren Weiss
Music Director Nipun Nair
Original Music scored by  Nipun Nair (7 tracks) & Vikram Sarathy (2 tracks)
Vocals  Nikita Ashok & Abishek Joseph George
Voice Training & Back Up Vocals  Anisha Sarah Verghese & 
Rohini Rau
Dance Choreography
B Krishnakumar (Opening number)
Ashley Shillong ( Tribal Dance and Love Song)
Salman ( Salsa and Jive)
Vikas Rao K  (Moon song & Finale)
Puppets  M Siva  
Puppets, Back Stage, Props & Set Design
Vaishnavi Lakshminarasimhan
Costume Design   Vivek Karunakaran   (Viia Dysn Co.)
Costume Fabrication  Gatsby 
Sets & Lights Victor Paul Raj
Sound Prithvi Moses
Silambam Training M Palani


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Heungbu Nolbu  by InKo Centre-Theatre Seoul
July 7 (7pm)   July 8 (11am)

“This is a universal story that speaks, through song and movement, of the power of love, the value of family and of our ability to individually and collectively make this world a better place to live in…” 
Heungbu Nolbu is InKo Centre’s first co-commissioned Indo-Korean Children's Theatre production which brings together 17 children from Chennai and Seoul and an artistic team drawn from Korea and India.This production co-commissioned with Theatre Seoul opened to critical acclaim at the Uijeongbu Arts Center in Korea on June 9, 2011. The show will premiere in India at the little festival in Chennai on July 7, 2011.
The Story

 Heungbu – Nolbu is the story of two brothers. One good and kind and willing to share what he has. The other is his opposite: mean minded and miserly. They are watched over by goblins that find the mean minded brother’s behavior completely despicable and decide to punish him, but at the same time reward the kind hearted brother. How they manage to do this forms the crux of the story. The play is based on a Korean folk tale which echoes in every culture. It was chosen for its universal theme and its message of cooperation and goodwill. This is the spirit in which this collaborative production was born. One team worked in Seoul while the other worked in Chennai. It was put together in Seoul for the first series of shows in Seoul followed by shows in Chennai and Bangalore…

Cast

Kim Yebin    Nolbu
Sanjana Sridhar  Nolbu’s Wife
Lee Gaeun  Nolbu’s Kid-1
Vijay Ramnathan Nolbu’s Kid -2
Lee  Jaewook  Heungbu
Sanjana Divaker Kalmanje  Heungbu’s Wife
Jayanth Venkatasubramaniam  Heungbu’s kid-1
Lee Wonjin   Heungbu’s kid-2
Vasundhara Gautam  Heungbu’s kid-3
Kim Haedeun  Heungbu’s kid-4
Lakshmi Ramesh Heungbu’s kid-5
Kim Yeonju  Heungbu’s kid-6
Cho Seokhee  Heungbu’s kid-7
Saswat   Sundar Behera   Goblin-1 and Snake
Paik Seohee  Goblin-2 and Swallow
Sri Gayatri Sundara Padmanabhan  Goblin-3 and Swallow
Lee Seoyeon  Swallow
Korean Team
  Producer                                   :  Natia Lee
  Director                                     :  Kevin Kim
  Acting coach                             :  Bradly Philip Curtin
  Choreographer                          : Cheon Changhoon
  Set Designer                             :  Park Bongsoo                              
  Costume  Designer                   :  Shim Hyunsup
Make up artist                           : Lee Jihye
  Lighting Designer                     : Lee Junghoon
  Composer                                  : Kim Tekn
  Vocal Coach                              : Oh Eunhye
  Design                                       : Maru  
  Company Manager                   : Kim Dongeui
       Indian Team
  Assistant Director                     :  Hans Kaushik
  Assistant Choreographer          :  M Palani
  Music                                        :  Anil Srinivasan
  Sound                                        :  Kalai Selvan
  Light                                          :  J Jaya Kumar



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TROI by THEATERWERKSTATT

July 9 (11am & 3pm)
Theatre play for children 3-6 years accompanied by music, dance and painting.
Co production by Theaterwerkstatt Hannover and Schauspielhaus Bochum

The Story
Troi, the son of a painter, leaves his father to explore the world: dark forests, giant mountains, the desert and the North Pole. He makes new friends and falls in love. Finally, he is swallowed by a whale and there he also meets his father again, who was searching for him all along. Will they manage to free themselves? 

Directed by Martina Van Boxen

Actors  Michael Habelitz, Roderik Vanderstraeten
Scripted by  Martina van Boxen
Music by Roderik Vanderstraeten
Stage setting by  Michael Habelitz
Costumes by Cathleen Kaschperk
Coordination/ Public Relations   Sabine Trötschel, Heike Wittneben

This project was funded by the Office of Cultural Affairs Hanover, the Federal State of Lower Saxony and "SHannoverStiftung".






Mahindra Holidays have signed on as co-sponsor. They are also awarding three holidays for the whole family for the winners of the competitions...... :)

TI Cycles have signed on as co-sponsor. They are also giving 17 cycles for the winners of the various competitions.... :)

The Raintree Anna Salai have signed on as hospitality partner... :)

Parry's Sugar, TVS and Samsung have signed on as banner sponsors...

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