THE MAGICAL TRAVEL CARD
Musical theater about loving and missing
When Gerda missed her grandfather, Gerda ran all the way out to him. Or when he missed her. Then they played rain and thunder and bellis in the grass, snow and sunflowers and soft ice. They played the nights dark and the dreams bright.
But one day there was silence. Completely silence. The wind stopped blowing, the curtain flapping, and the birds fell silent in one whistle. Grandfather’s chair was in its place, but where he should have been there was now a hole – an empty Grandfather-shaped hole. Gerda had just turned 8 on the day her grandfather died. With him the joy and the music had disappeared. Right up until the day the magical travel card appeared.
The performance is a co-production by Signe Kærup Dahl and ZeBU.
How do we talk to children about death?
Loss can be experienced differently, and it can be difficult to find the right words. Get more information via the national association Liv&Død by clicking here. The association works to start the good conversation about death and how it can be understood and expressed at the level of children.
When Gerda missed her grandfather, Gerda ran all the way out to him. Or when he missed her. Then they played rain and thunder and bellis in the grass, snow and sunflowers and soft ice. They played the nights dark and the dreams bright.
But one day there was silence. Completely silence. The wind stopped blowing, the curtain flapping, and the birds fell silent in one whistle. Grandfather’s chair was in its place, but where he should have been there was now a hole – an empty Grandfather-shaped hole. Gerda had just turned 8 on the day her grandfather died. With him the joy and the music had disappeared. Right up until the day the magical travel card appeared.
The performance is a co-production by Signe Kærup Dahl and ZeBU.
Tour specs
| Price | 12.000 kr. (excl. VAT) |
| Audience capacity | 100 |
| Height | 400 cm |
| Length | 1400 cm |
| Depth | 800 cm |
| Power | 400 V (16A) |
| Requires blackout | Yes |
| Set up time | 120 min. |
| Tear down time | 90 min. |
From 6-11 years
Tour Dates March 1st - 31st 2024
Duration 45 min.
Contact tour-coordinator
Henriette Kudsk
+45 71 99 88 77
henriette@zebu.nu
HOW DO WE TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT DEATH?
Listen in when director Signe Kærup Dahl and development consultant Nanna Widding from the National Association Liv&Død have a talk about putting grief at the level of children.
WORKSHOP ADAPTED TO YOUR CLASSROOM
Let learning reach a new level with a theatre experience, that can be integrated into the classroom with a well planned and coordinated workshop course at your school. Contact ZeBU at 71 99 88 77 to learn more about the offers.
CREDITS
| Co-production | Signe Kærup Dahl and ZeBU |
| Cast | Nanna Eide (actor), Jonas Munck Hansen (musician), Astrid Kjær Jensen (puppet master) |
| Director | Signe Kærup Dahl |
| Playwright | Inge Duelund |
| Composer | Søren Dahl Jeppesen |
| Scenographer | Jonathan Hjorth |
| Puppeteer | Katrine Karlsen |
| Costume designer | Julie Amalie Svensson |
| Lighting designer | Malte Hauge |
| Choreographer consultant | Loa Carlslund |
| Production manager | Nicole Johansen |
| Dramaturg | Anne Nymark |
| Technician | Katja Andreassen |
| Builds | Nicolai Micallef, Steen Molls Rasmussen, Guido Liebgen |
| Photographer | Emilia Therese |
| Photographer (cover) | Kristina Pedersen |
| Illustrator (cover) | Frederikke Lange |
| Special thanks | Stine Bjerregaard |
IN HER WORK, ACTOR AND DIRECTOR
SIGNE KÆRUP DAHL IS CONCERNED
WITH CREATING A SPACE WHERE
DIFFICULT SUBJECTS LIKE SORROW
AND LONELYNESS FIND ITS ELIGIBILITY
SUPPORTERS
| Statens Kunstfond |
| Wilhelm Hansen Fonden |
| Koda Dramatik |