KITCHEN FABLES IN A COOKIE JAR at Kalk Bay Theatre

"Two thirds of no where, a cup of bother, a pinch of the ordinary, a teaspoon of Alice, a scoop of sillies. Mix unreasonably well. Here is the recipe for characters cooked up in a crooked pot, served in a crooked dish, set upon a crooked table, eaten with a sparkling spoon, in such a spacious room."

Under a not quite ordinary kitchen table, a girl finds kitchen tools and ingredients come alive. On her explorative journey, objects transform into weird creatures and dreamy landscapes. Creating magical pictures through non-verbal physical storytelling, dance, lights, sound and smell! Those of you looking for a creative experience that is intriguing and innovative should look no further than award winning physical theatre performer Jori Snell in her award winning work, KITCHEN FABLES IN A COOKIE JAR, which will captivate both young and old audiences through a delightful mix of sound, visual and movement theatre.

"KITCHEN FABLES IN A COOKIE JAR, has a subtle similarity to ALICE IN WONDERLAND – it is about a girl's discovery in a not quite ordinary kitchen, where kitchen tools and ingredients come alive and transform into imaginary friends, or weird, sometimes grotesque creatures of her own fantasy. It is set in the kind of magical-realistic landscapes we get to explore in our dreams”.

This non-verbal family performance is theatre for the senses. It creates magical pictures of flying objects, colored lights, enchanting sounds and delicious smells. As the girl's fantasy spins around, ordinary things are being transformed into living stories and strange creatures that blur the borders of fantasy and reality. Her journies through dreamy landscapes give way for a gradual understanding of what play and friendship can bring in times of solitude and being lost. Combining physical storytelling, dance, music and visual imagery, this performance speaks to the playful, at times cruel imagination of children and adults alike. It can be compared to a cookie's journey into the mouth and body of its wallowing eater.

All too often theatre for children underestimates the imagination and deep understanding children have of life. This piece aims at playing to children’s imaginative intelligence, creating visual and emotional landscapes, very much like in a dream, letting one association follow the other. Coming from an intensive touring children's theatre background in Denmark, Jori Snell aspires to bring imaginative, different and cutting-edge theatre to children in various schools and informal settlements in and around Cape Town, and to collaborate with organizations such as Assitej and Theatre Arts Admin Collective, to build up a strong platform for high, qualitative children theatre in SA.

From Ovation Award-winning company, Baba Yaga Theatre.
Ages: SUITABLE FOR AGES: 4 years +