The Heart of the Ocean
theatre for young audiences
Created and Performed by Jori SNELL of BABA YAGA THEATRE (DK) | Artistic consultant Sandra PASINI | Costumes and scenography by Jori SNELL | Scenographic consultant Antonella DIANA | Lyrics, songs and story by Jori SNELL | a BABA YAGA THEATRE (DK) and TEATRET OM (DK) co-production.
For children 3-7 years old
Once upon a time…. before time began…there was a girl, a pelican and a seed. They embark on a magical journey to find the very first golden seed of life, called: “The Heart of the Ocean”. Meeting creatures of the forest, making friends with flowers, insects and animals, this performance is a tale of friendship, loss, courage and a tribute to the forces of nature and the imagination. Conceived and made initially in Costa Rica, be invited to enter the atmosphere of Costa Rica's diverse jungle, in a visually playful space, filled with song, dance and physical storytelling.
Photos by Jorgen Deleuran
Previous reviews of productions by Jori Snell / Baba Yaga Theatre
‘Intelligent theatre for kids’ **** (Argus, South Africa)
‘Magical, wondrous, whimsical’ (Cape Times, South Africa)
‘A sophisticated piece of theatre-work for kids’ (Tonight, South Africa)
‘Find a kid to take along to this absolute delight’ (Megan’s Head, South Africa)
‘Better than TV’ Luke, aged 5
‘Physical theatre of exceptional virtuosity and emotion’ (Enrique Pardo, Pantheatre-Paris)
JORI SNELL
Jori Snell is a physical performing-and visual artist from Holland/Denmark. She works as a freelance performer, improviser, director and teacher, transforming her training in physical theatre, contact improvisation (CI), butoh/martial arts and visual arts into a personal language. Companies she has worked with include Odin Teatret (DK), Teatret OM (DK), Corona la Bal-ance/ZeBU(DK) and Panthéâtre (Roy Hart Theatre, FR), Su-En Butoh company (SE). Between 2008-2016, based in Cape Town, South Africa, she created works for/with companies such as FTH:K & Ubom! (Physical/Visual Theatres) and Remix Dance Company (Mixed Ability Dance). She initiated and sustained the CI scene in Cape Town. Her inspiration in Butoh, CI and Improvisation has grown and developed through her meetings with Tadashi Endo, Su-En, Kitt Johnson, Kirstie Simson, Katie Duck, Lucia Walker, Ray Chung, Nancy Stark Smith and many others. Since 2016 she has collaborated intensively with Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood, teaching and performing in Canada, Denmark, South Africa and Costa Rica. Now based in Costa Rica, she has created a new piece of work for young audiences in public schools and institutions in Costa Rica, and is passionate about sharing her work in local dance and art communities.
MUSIC
Music compiled from fragments by Stephan Micus, Voices of the Rainforest, Peter Broderick, Aphex Twin, Brendon Bussy, Zorn, Bruno Coulais, Metropolitan Klezmer and L'Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio.