Saturday, May 10, 2025 · 5:00 p.m.
Big Stage
Kuskus Institute and Art Production, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Recommended for audiences aged 5 and up
Author & Composer: Peter Kus
Directors: Peter Kus, Filip Šebšajevič & Gašper Lovrec
Dramaturgy: Maria Giulia Campioli
Puppet Design: Katarína Caková
Costume Design: Iztok Hrga
Set Design: Primož Mihevc
Lighting Design: Borut Bučine
Cast:
Peter Kus, Filip Šebšajevič, Gašper Lovrec
Humans are biologically and culturally connected to water. It is with us every moment of our lives. The sounds of dripping, trickling and flowing water bring us back in touch with nature and the magic of its inspiration. Water awakens in us longing and dreams, but also anxiety and fear. We admire its agility, elegance, shimmering and murmuring, and at the same time fear its destructive power.
Children have a special affinity for water. They are drawn to it, jumping in puddles, splashing and pouring water are manners of childhood play. This affinity has been followed in the conception of the sound and visual design of the show. Live music is performed on a range of original water instruments and water is used as the primary medium of object animation: it can take any form, but is itself without it.
Scientists experimenting with water are surprised by a visit from the water creature Blup, who suddenly splashes into their laboratory. It slips into a glove, runs down a pipe, spills into a bathtub and other containers. Along the way, he encounters all sorts of plumbing objects that come to life and become characters of the puppet adventures. Blup watches the action and comes to the aid to anyone in need: giving a drink to a thirsty puppy, putting out a fire, watering a flower or cleaning up the dirt. But we only realize his kindness when Blup suddenly disappears.