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BASTIEN AND BASTIENNE

PUPPET THEATRE “PINOCCHIO” – BELGRADE, SERBIA
This one act comical opera, written by Mozart when he was only 11 years old, has a universal theme – love. The plot is simple: the heroine, the shepherdess Bastienne, is miserable because Bastien, her great love, left her and went to the city where he fell in love with another girl. This city girl bewitched him, so Bastienne seeks help from the wizard Kolas to bring him back. Kolas uses his wise intrigues to find Bastien and his magic works well, so he returns to his old love. Of course, they all lived happily ever after.

Dramaturg and Director – Nikola Zavisic
Adaptation and translation of arias – Sonja Loncar and Nikola Zavisic
Adaptation and arrangement of music – Sonja Loncar
Puppet, set and costume Designer – Filip Jevtic
Making of puppets, set and costumes – Pippets: Antun Verovic, Igor Stanglicki, Jasmina Todorovic, Masa Paunovic and Filip Jevtic
Lighting Designers – Nikola Zavisic and Miroslav Djumic
Sound Designer – Vojislav Savic

Performers:
Pianist – Sonja Loncar
Singers:
Bastienne – Biserka Filipovic
Bastien – Nenad Savic
Kolas – Aleksa Vasic

Puppetteers:
Bastien – Goran Popovic
Bastienne – Zeljka Mandic
Kolas – Zorana Milosakovic