Blup? (NEW)

    Musical - Puppet show about the adventures of a water creature.
    5+, 45'

    Concept and music by Peter Kus
    Dramaturgy by Maria Giulia Campioli
    Animation consulting by Miha Arh, Filip Šebšajevič
    Art design by Katarína Caková
    Costumes by Iztok Hrga
    Lighting design by Borut Bučinel
    Stage set and props by Primož Mihevc

    Co-created and performed by Gašper Lovrec, Filip Šebšajevič, Peter Kus

    Produced by Kuskus Institute, Teatro al Quadrato (Italy)
    Co-produced by Cankarjev dom

    Supported by the Ministry of Culture Republic of of the Slovenia, Goethe-Institut (Culture Moves Europe Programme), Friuli Venezia Giulia Region,

    DOCUMENTS:
    technical requirements - for Blup
    technical requirements - for Volti d'acqua
    lighting plan
    press photos

    LINKS:
    Cankarjev dom
    Al quadrato

    Foto: Borut Bučinel, Nada Žgank

    COMING UP:

    • May 10th at 5.00 pm, 2025, Youth Theater, Novi Sad (SERBIA) – NOVI SAD THEATER FESTIVAL (TBA)
    • August 20-24th, 2025, Bačka Palanka (Serbia) – FESTIVAL OF ECOLOGICAL THEATER (TBA)
    • September 25-26th, 2025, Subotica (Serbia) – INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN’S THEATER

    ABOUT:
    Human beings are biologically and culturally linked to water, which is with us every moment of our lives. Its sounds bring us back to nature and the freshness of its inspiration, we marvel at its flexibility and brilliance and fear its destructive power.

    Children have a special relationship with water. They are attracted by its proximity, and splashing, jumping in puddles and playing with water are archetypes of childhood play. The creators have followed this affinity in designing the sound and visual identity of the show. They perform live music on a range of original water instruments and use water as the primary medium for puppet animation: it can take any form, but without it, it is itself.

    STORY:
    Scientists experimenting with water are surprised by a visit from the water creature Blup, who suddenly splashes into their laboratory. He slips into a glove, runs down a pipe, spills into a bathtub and other containers. Along the way, he encounters plumbing objects that come to life and become characters in the puppet’s adventures. Blup watches the action and comes to the aid of anyone in need: giving a thirsty puppy a drink, putting out a fire, watering a flower or cleaning up a mess. But we only notice his kindness when Blup suddenly disappears.

    The project is a collaboration between Cankarjev dom, Slovenia’s main cultural centre, the Kuskus Institute and the independent Friulian theatre Al quadrato from Tarcento, Italy.

    The 45-minute performance is suitable for children aged of 5  and 11.

    PAST FESTIVALS AND INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES: