LA BELLA DORMENTE NEL BOSCO
La Monnaie / De Munt, 2025
Opera by Ottorino Respighi with the students from the MM Choir Academy
A poetic tale of forgotten childhood and awakening.
This intimate reimagining of Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco invites the audience into a dreamlike world where adults have lost touch with their inner child. Through simple theatrical language, shadow play, and the use of a puppet as the central figure of the Sleeping Beauty, the production explores themes of memory, light, and transformation.
Created in collaboration with the young artists of the MM Academy Choir, the piece blends music, movement, and visual storytelling in a delicate balance of humor and emotion.
DIRECTING, STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGN - MARIA CHAGINA
PUPPETS - PAUL CONTRYN
This intimate reimagining of Respighi’s La bella dormente nel bosco invites the audience into a dreamlike world where adults have lost touch with their inner child. Through simple theatrical language, shadow play, and the use of a puppet as the central figure of the Sleeping Beauty, the production explores themes of memory, light, and transformation.
Created in collaboration with the young artists of the MM Academy Choir, the piece blends music, movement, and visual storytelling in a delicate balance of humor and emotion.
DIRECTING, STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGN - MARIA CHAGINA
PUPPETS - PAUL CONTRYN