Thursday, May 8, 2025 · 11:00 a.m.
Small Stage
City Puppet Theatre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Recommended for audiences aged 3 and up
Authors: Ivana Đula & Milica Sinkauz
(based on the lyrics and compositions of Žarko Roja & Petr Bergam)
Director: Renata Carola Gatica
Costume & Set Design: Alena Pavlović
Lighting Design: Sanjin Seršić
Music: Ivana Đula
Choreography: Damian Cortes Alberti
Cast:
Tilen Kožamelj, Zlatko Vicić, Andrea Špindel, David Petrović, Damir Orlić
In the author's project The Adventures of Little Juju, director Renata Carola Gatica and dramatist and musician Ivana Đula worked on turning into a theatrical performance one of the most well-known nursery rhymes of these regions.
Through collaborative research, the authors’ team explored one central question: How can a song be brought to life on the theater stage? Rather than creating a traditional dramatization of this well-known rhyme, the team chose not to focus solely on its lyrical content. Instead, they highlighted the song’s form — its musical structure, melody, and rhythm. Together with our actors, the audience is invited into the whimsical world of Mom Kukunka, Dad Taranta, and little Juju — a tiny child, no bigger than a thumb, who knows every animal and speaks their languages. Juju spends each day at the zoo, joyfully chatting with all the animals… except one. There’s one creature he fears — the crocodile. Like all children — and even those of us who are children no longer — little Juju carries fears that may seem irrational but feel very real. How do we face those fears? How do we confront them and, maybe, even overcome them? These are the questions this playful, rhythmic performance gently poses, encouraging everyone to search for their own answers.