A piece of glass has lodged itself in Kay's eye and won't come out. It clouds his vision and turns the boy's heart into a lump of ice. Brrrr, the world becomes cold and Kay becomes a jerk. Yuck, roses! Yuck, nice people! Kay even becomes terribly mean to his dearest friend Gerda. When he sets off one day with his sled and doesn't come back, no one mourns him. Except Gerda. She doesn't give up on her friend and sets out to drive the cold from his heart.
In close collaboration with director Benedikt Grubel, stage designer Sarah Mittenbühler, and musician Johannes Birlinger, I helped shape the shifting worlds that Gerda journeys through on her quest to find her best friend Kay and free him from the Snow Queen’s grasp. From lush flower gardens to a dazzling golden palace and the shimmering expanse of the northern sky, my animations played an important role in bringing these environments to life on stage, deepening the visual storytelling and immersing the audience in Gerda’s adventure.
CREDITS
Direction - Benedikt Grubel
Stagedesign | Costume Design - Sarah Mittenbühler
Animation - Maren Wiese
Music - Johannes Birlinger
Dramaturgy - Justus Rothlaender
Theatre Pedagogy - Theresa Kawalek
With Moritz Carl Winklmayr, Çağla Şahin, David Richter, Martin Klemm and Wiebke Jakubicka Yervis
