Musical theater gem about opening the door and letting in those who need a safe haven...
One cold winter evening, Mira knocks on the door of a lonely little cottage. Svea, who lives inside, really wants to be alone, but
decides to open the door anyway. There is something about Mira. She looks so different. She is so different. She laughs and sings seemingly for no reason and speaks a language that no one seems to understand. At least not Svea. It awakens something in her.
A longing to laugh and play with others - it awakens a desire to belong.
A visually beautiful and poetic little musical theater gem where language is not the central issue, but what happens between us ... and within us.
Svea and Mira's meeting - with words that we may not understand but with actions that all people understand raises the question of daring to open the door and let in those who need a safe harbor.
Using all the magic of theater, and without the need for language skills, the audience can step into a world of new possibilities and then at the end dance out into a hopefully brighter reality.
The set is based on Annika Thor's and Maria Jönsson's acclaimed picture book from 2014, which was awarded the Elsa Beskow plaque. The book is Annika Thor's picture book debut; she is best known as an award-winning author of novels for adults and young people
youth novels, such as An Island in the Sea and Truth or Dare - the latter of which won the August Prize and was made into a film.
ENG: Mira – the girl from far away. Musical theater about opening the door and letting in those who need a safe haven. On a cold winter evening, Mira knocks on the door of a lonely little cottage. Svea, who lives there, really wants to be alone, but still decides to open up… A visually beautiful and poetic little gem of musical theater; where language is not central, but more the interactions between us… and within us. A play about the advantages of daring to open the door and letting in those who need a safe haven.
BEHIND THE SCENES
- conversation with the artistic team of Mira - the girl from far away
Come and meet the people behind Mira - the girl from far away, in a conversation about how the show was developed. What are the visions behind it? And what discoveries and challenges have emerged along the way? Exciting both for those who have seen the show and those who are thinking about seeing it!
Thu 29/9 at 18.00
Location: Stage 4, Sara Cultural Center.
Free admission
Participants: The ensemble and artistic team
Discussion leader: Tora von Platen, dramaturge and playwright.
Language: Swedish, English if needed
Tour schedule:
Wed 5/10 Norsjö
Sat 8/10 Luleå
on 12/10 Storuman
to 13/10 Sorsele
Sat 15/10 Boden
Mon 17/10 Skellefte- harbor
Wed 19/10 Byske
Sun 23/10 Umeå
Mon 24/10 Umeå (school holiday)
Tue 25/10 Vaasa, Finland
ON 26/10 VASA, Finland
Mon 31/10 Holmsund
Tue 1/11 Örnsköldsvik
on 2/11 Kassjö
Thu 3/11 Jörn
Tue 8/11 Vilhelmina
Thu 10/11 Dorotea
Fri 11/11 Åsele
ti 15/11 Lycksele
on 16/11 Burträsk
Sat 19/11 Robertsfors
Tue 22/11 Malå
You buy tickets from the local theater organizer.
