The Big Prince 

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Inspiration for this production was found in the famous book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry entitled “The Little Prince”. Set at the crossroads of dance theatre, multimedia and open-air show, it is a metaphorical tale about what could happen if the Little Prince grew up. At the beginning of his story, the pilot says, “It’s very sad to forget a friend.” The creators of the performance pose a question: “If you can forget your friend, then can you also forget yourself?”. After all, “All adults were once children, but few of them remember it.” 

The Big Prince returns to the places that he had once visited, but he hardly recognizes them. Everything there looks just as familiar as unfamiliar. He meets again the rose, the fox, the lighthouse keeper and the others. However, he cannot tell if it is his memory that changed them or if they have been changed by the passage of time. His journey is a repetition of the previous one, but this time done from the perspective of an adult who, being torn by his midlife crisis, tries to preserve his childhood dreams and sensitivity to the world. 

“The Big Prince” is a story addressed to large princes and princesses, but, thanks to its spectacular form, the little ones will also find it attractive. 

Directed by: Eryk Makohon, Wojciech Faruga 

Animation: Klaudia Ptasińska-Wajda 

Choreography: Eryk Makohon and the band 

Choreographer’s assistant: Agata Jędrzejczak 

Dramaturgy: Wojciech Faruga 

Costumes: Sylwester Krupiński 

Stage set design: Eryk Makohon 

Technical coordination: Szymon Pater 

Production: Krakow Dance Theater Association 

Cooperation: The KTO Theatre, The Polish Theater in Bydgoszcz, The Museum of Engineering and Technology in Krakow 

Performers: Agata Jędrzejczak, Paweł Łyskawa, Patrycja Marszałek, Martyna Mazurek, Natalia Myczewska, Magda Niedzielska (Skowron) 

Duration: 45 minutes 

Financed by the PZU Foundation.  

Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport from the Fund for the  Promotion of Culture – a state fund, under the “Dance” program implemented by the National Institute of Music and Dance.