Groups - Performances
Africa
Agbenorhevi Youth Group (Ghana)
Wogbedzeke – We are from a far place

On the one hand, the play shows the joy of Ghana with drum rhythms, orchestra, dance and pantomimic theatre and on the other hand, it deals with a social policy problem, the pregnancy in young ages.
An underage girl is seduced by men and becomes pregnant.
When her parents find out they repudiate her own daughter.
Al Darb Al ahmar Arts School (Egypt)
Flying Noon

A little girl, who never leaves the city Al Darb Al, dreams of a journey with an airplane.
During the journey many surprises wait for her and her friends.
Child Exposure in Zambian Arts (CHIEZA) Trust (Zambia)
We are sick and tired of your manners

Children complain about the deterioration of the zambian culture through the loss of the traditional customs and values.
They especially blame the generation of their parents.
Espace – Ashakata (Benin)
ZANSI doit aller à l’école – ou l’hymne aux droits de l’enfant

The destiny of a little girl 'Zansi' turned really early into a strict and adamant life from traditional religious 'Vodousi'.
However, she still believes in her dream of becoming an intellectual for her country.
Does she find her way back to classes or will her parents bow to the residents of the village?
Asia
Acadamy of performing Arts (India)
The Throne

Salairen Sidaba rules over the whole world.
When he became too old and frail, he wanted to leave the throne one of his two sons and thought about how to make the decision.
He told his sons: 'The one who explores the world seven times and arrives first, will receive the throne as a price!'
Who of the two sons will be the new king?
Teater Tanah Air (Indonesia)
Spectacle Help – a visual theatre performance

After their play 'Spectacle Zero' the children are again entertaining and electrifying the audience with their colorful costumes and their energy in their play 'Spectacle Help'.
WADA Asako Dancing Company (Japan)
Earth Children

As a consequence of the global warming the earth turns into a desert, that humans left with a spaceship.
Ten years later the spaceship does an emergency landing on the destroyed earth, where robots and angry trees are waiting for them.
Europe
Eksperiment (Estonia)
Human

A bird falls in love with a human.
To make this love works it goes on a journey together with his flock of birds to find out how it can transform into a human.
Will the residents of Estonia be able to help him?
Kalambur (Ukraine)
Thumbelina

The Bee 'Thumbelina' lives in the Kingdom of Lady Rainbow with angels and her bee-friends.
One day, when the bees decided not to give the seeds of the beautiful flowers to the people a chaos begins, Thumbelina falls to the ground and is carried away by the evil wind.
Many adventures and new friends await her.
National Centre of Aesthetics – Small Theatre (Armenia)
tZZan, bZZan, Zzngan tales!

Not only the black-white stage design with red color elements catches the eyes of the audience but also the dancing and acrobatic performance.
The children, who are full of energy, are presenting their own interpretation of a poet from Hoyhannes Toumanyan and a fabel of Korney Chukovsky.
Pa-Ra-Ra-Ra (Slovenia)
Little blue and little yellow

A grandfather goes on a journey together with his two cheeky grandchildren. During the train ride he tries to get their attention by telling them a fairytale:
Once upon a time there was a little blue and his best friend a little yellow who often play together.
However, when they hug each other something weird happens: They turn green.
The grandfather reads the story and at the same time it is shown on the stage.
Theatriko Eikastiko Kallitechniko Kentro POUPOULO (Greece)
Ornithes (Die Vögel)

How do children think about injustice, war and slavery, as an advantage for the democracy and justice?
What kind of things would they need to establish freedom and democacy?
The group reinterprets the greek, antique comedy 'The Birds': Every child dreams of something different but they all hope for a better society.
Zorin dom (Croatia)
GAME

'Game' is based on a Mexican fairytale in which the protagonist TRUTH decides to stop LIE.
But LIE does not give up so easily, so a game of hide-and-seek starts.
During the play other human strengths and weaknesses appear.
Which of our qualities should be supported and which of them exiled?
North America
Once upon a Kingdom Theatre (Canada)
Lucid Dreams

The show "Lucid Dreams" is an immersive experience where audiences are taken on a journey through dreams. This piece is created from children's desperate desire to connect, find that "electricity" that brings people together, makes them care about each other, experience breathtaking flights, discover new boundaries of the universe, and feel the unrestrained need to share their discoveries with the whole world.
The story is based on children's research of their own dreams that they studied for many months, then analyzed and explored through physical work on stage.
South America
Axioma Teatro (Paraguay)
El gran Tresoro / The great Treasure

To visit the aliens, who were in Lingen in 2014, the children are going on a journey trough a funny, magical and mysterious galaxy.
They meet exotic residents full of lights and colors with special qualities, who give hints to find the small treasures that finally build the big treasure.
Es Artes Teatro (El Salvador)
2 minutes to midnight

During the civil war a group of children tempt their fate and take control of the world.
When they can do it right, why should not the rest of the world?
Laboratorio teatral la caja negra (Colombia)
Juego de Ninos

The audience embarks on a journey where they see the life of puppets and hear about different stories with topics from the daily life of the children.
During the play the children are playing with the senses, the ears and the eyes of the audience.
Pequenos Creadores Teatro (Mexico)
Una Historia de Gemelos (A Story of Twins)

Flor and Faustino are twins, who want to explore the world.
When school begins, only Faustino is allowed to go and Flor must stay and help at home.
Because that is not fair the two of them decide to switch roles every other day: both go to school and to do the housework alternately.
Will someone notice the exchange?