HEAD DOWN - LEGS UP!

This is a play about the daily tasks and adventures of a circus family: Daddy the Clown, Mommy the Sorceress and Bubu the Acrobat. Follow the exciting everyday life of this unusual family on the stage - from waking up in the morning, getting dressed, Bubu's first achievements, going to the kindergarten, playing games and acrobatics, to a good night's sleep. The play manages to capture different moods in a very expressive way and takes you through daily routines in a most unusual way.

The content, sound and imagery of the performance have been completely adapted to the psychological and physiological stages of development of infants and toddlers, with a child psychologist involved in the creation of the play. The show takes place in front of and in the space between the young spectators sitting on the floor, in a room together with the actresses. The show is interactive and encourages the little ones to participate.

Age: 6 months +
Duration: 40 minutes

Concept: Katja Kähkönen, Mateja Ocepek, Katja Povše
Screenplay: Katja Kähkönen, Katja Povše
Directed by: Katja Kähkönen
Performers: Rada Kikelj Drašler, Ana Špik / alter. Mateja Ocepek, Katja Povše, Katja Kähkönen (Finland), Outi Kautonen (Finland)
Set design and costumography: Katja Kähkönen, Mateja Ocepek. Katja Povše
Music: Gregor Zemljič
Technician: Ange Virant
Photography: Matej Povše
Production: AEIOU Theater for Babies and Toddlers, H'art, Institute of Art, Puppet Society
Premiere: November 29, 2010, Zvezdica Hall, Rakovnik, Ljubljana

The project was supported by The Arts Promotion Center Finland and The Finnish Embassy in Ljubljana.