The Theatre Times: “A long, long time ago…or maybe not so long ago…in fact, quite recently, there was a boy named Omar”–this is how Jolanta Góralczyk (as the National Conscience) opens Yemaya–Królowa Mórz [Yemaya–The Queen Of Seas], the Wrocław Puppet Theatre production about the refugee crisis aimed at audiences six years old and above. Throughout the next hour, children will build a relationship with Omar (the phenomenal Agata Kucińska) and experience a colorful adventure. Many of their parents and minders (and the current author) will struggle to hold their tears as they see a father (Igor Kujawski) waiting on a shore for his son who was taken by the sea.
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What a cool production this looks like! The Wroclaw Puppet Theatre seems to have figured out a way to make theatre teach an audience something important, like a refugee crisis, for instance, but in a way that has been entangled in childhood fairytale stories as well. "Yemaya, The Queen of Seas" seems to have been fit into a perfect balance between education and fun theatre for a young audience without become to overly explained or obvious. The video trailer for the production at the end of this article allowed me to see the production in action and made me particularly appreciate the costume, scenic and media design of the show. The use of geometric shapes mixed with varied, craft like materials puts the audience in the middle of something easily understood and awe-inspiring to children and something that is more symbolic and storytelling. I hope that this production goes well!
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