Poetic and musical story about life's ups and downs

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VAI VIA

Poetic and musical story about life's ups and downs

Experience a wordless and musical story about the woman Rita, whose life story unfolds in a wordless, poetic and musical story for children and young people. Vai via is a new co-production by Xirriquiteula Teatre (Catalonia) and ZeBU.

The performance uses mimicry, whimsical objects and lots of music to tell the moving life story. Rita is an old woman who lives on the street in a converted double bass box. In the box she hides an alarm clock, her dentures and a picture of her children. Every night she kisses them goodnight before going to sleep in the safe cavity of the double bass box. During the day she trudges around the streets of the big city, and although she is often scolded and chased away, she never gives up hope of finding a quiet place to sleep at night.

How did she end up there, why do you always see her with a smile on her face, what was her life like? And is it true that she was once the country’s most famous female jazz double bassist?

Ticket booking for larger school groups
For school groups of more than six, we offer a ticket price of DKK 40 per person. This applies to students and accompanying adults. Contact us on 71 99 88 77 to hear more about ordering group tickets. This performance is recommended for school admissions.

From 6 years

Performance Dates October 2nd - 10th

Duration 50 min.

Price 40-145

Guestplay Xirriquiteula Teatre and ZeBU

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CREDITS

Co-production Xirriquiteula Teatre (Catalonien) and ZeBU
Original idea Iolanda Llansó
Script Marc van der Velden, Iolanda Llansó, Daniel Carreras
Director Marc van der Velden
Cast Iolanda Llansó
Composer Lola Ybran
Composer for “Cançó d’Amor” and “Mort” Dani Espasa
Recording musicians  Dani Espasa, Lola Ybran, Bernat Garcés, Marc Marcet, Martí Fleta
Sound design and production Daniel Carreras, Jero Castellà, Sergi Duarte
Consultant movement Bea Vergés
Lighting designer Daniel Carreras
Scenographer and costume designer Iolanda Llansó
Set design Marc Costa
Sewing room
Christián Olivé, Mireia Cardús
Pop-up objects Christian Olive
Technician Ricard Pons
Director assistant  Marc Costa
Danish voice-over Julie Riis (voice), Lotte Faarup (translation), Magnus Hansen (recording)
Catalan voice-over
Montse Puga
Photographer
Cornelius Qvist

»IOLANDA LLANSÓ PORTRAITS WITH AWARENESS AND SWEETNESS THE ELDERLY WOMAN RITA, WHO IN MARC VAN DER VELDEN’S SUCCESSFULLY MINIMALIST AND INTENSITY-FOCUSED STAGE OF ZEBU AND XIRRIQUITEULA THEATER’S CO-PRODUCTION VAI VIA LEADS US THROUGH HER ENTIRE STRESSFUL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPY COURSE.«

– Kirsten Dahl, Teateravisen

»A MASTERPIECE (…) GREAT ACCOUNT, PRECISE AND COHERENT OF THE MANY FACES OF ONE PERSON’S LIFE.«

– Toni Rumbau, Putxinelli (Catalonia) 

ONE EVENING I SAW AN OLD LADY IN TOWN WITH A HUGE BOX ON HER BACK. I ASKED: ISN’T IT SAD TO LIVE ON THE STREET?

THEN SHE TOLD ME HER LIFE STORY.