Overview

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A bold, new outdoor and tented production of Ravel’s forty-five minute children’s opera masterpiece, The Child and The Magic.

Rarely performed, it is re-imagined for a circus tent, using a thirty-five piece orchestra, professional singers, digital animation and projection, stunning imagery, a full professional cast and adult chorus including the amazing children’s chorus from Worthing-based Glendale Theatre Arts.

The Child and The Magic is a powerful tale of childhood rebellion against a world of adult expectations, and its consequences. A ten-year old boy is propelled by his own rage into an emotionally charged world of fantasy and fear, from which he can escape, only by discovering his capacity for tenderness and hope. Set in a present day home, with a bricolage aesthetic that recycles images from the 1950s onwards, the theme is relevant to growing up in any era and culture. It is the challenge of learning how to love and be loved. 

For more information about the project and Ahead of the Game Festival 2012, please go to westsussex-aheadofthegame.com.  

Funded by the West Sussex Arts Partnership: West Sussex County Council, Crawley Borough Council, Horsham District Council, Mid Sussex District Council and Arts Council England. Inspire Marked by the London 2012 Game