22 Dec 11.00 performance will be a BSL Interpreted, Touch Tour and Audio Described performance
22 Dec 15.00 will be a Relaxed performance
A story of love and friendship for children and grown-ups alike.
Welcome to the incredible story of the Little Prince, retold in this live show by a pilot stranded in the desert.
Nominated for Best Modern Choreography at National Dance Awards, 2021 Winner of the Fantastic for Families Best Family Event Award, 2020
Find out how the Little Prince leaves behind his own tiny asteroid and beloved rose and journeys through the universe, coming face to face with the baffling world of grown-ups! Have you ever heard of a king who reigns over nothing? Or a businessman obsessively counting stars?
Once on planet Earth, the Little Prince is welcomed by a mysterious snake and a truly wise and friendly fox before encountering the lone pilot. Together they discover the power and beauty of friendship and the complexity of love.
Based on the world-famous story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince is brought to life using Protein’s award winning mix of dance, humour, singing and spoken word. With an original score by Frank Moon, design by Yann Seabra, video design by Daniel Denton and lighting by Jackie Shemesh, Protein’s enchanting show invites us to look at the world through one’s heart and to reconnect with our inner child.
Running time: 70 minutes
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Reviews
"St-Exupéry’s enigmatic tale [...] delivered with quirky charm. Prendergast is touchingly excellent in the title role" The Observer
"An artful piece of children’s entertainment without sacrificing adult appeal" The Times
"A packed house of Ipswich schoolchildren was enthralled from start to finish" The Stage
"Among the most inventive and ingenious mini-masterpieces you are likely to see this year" The Reviews Hub
"Luca Silvestrini’s The Little Prince fills the eye and the heart" Culture Whisper
"Utterly enchanting" London Living Large
"Magically appeals to every age group" Greenwich Visitor
Karl is performing in Protein’s The Little Prince.
He was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in a theatrical environment with his father running a comedy theatre school. At 18 he quit ice hockey and began his dance training at Sceneingangen in Copenhagen. He continued his training in London where he studied at London Studio Centre and Rambert School. He supplemented his formal training with workshops in Vienna and Brussels with, among others, David Zambrano, Rasmus Ölme, Susan Klein, Miguel Gutierrez and Rootless Root.
Since graduating Karl has been working with among others, Lela McMillan Dance, Arthur Pita, Lucy McCormick, Simon McBurney, Russell Maliphant, Lewis Major Dance, Julie Schmidt Andreasen, Alexander Baczynski-Jenkins, Junk Esemple and Sweetshop Revolution.
Donna is a classically trained soprano who trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has performed extensively throughout the UK at venues including the Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, St John’s Smith Square, and Kings Place.
Donna is a keen advocate for contemporary music, and has premiered many new works by living composers.
For Protein, Donna has performed in May Contain Food and The Little Prince.
Simon was raised in rural Essex and trained in contemporary dance in Leeds. Having made his home in places as near as Bristol and as far away as Shanghai, he is now based in London where his passion for theatre work stretches across the realms of movement, acting and puppetry. For Protein, he has performed in The Little Prince and En Route To Common Ground, and has also appeared in several works for both Theatre Rites and Tilted Productions, as a dancer, actor and puppeteer.
Other work includes Sleep No More – Shanghai and The Drowned Man (Punchdrunk),The Little Match Girl and Ten Sorry Tales (Ballo Arthur Pita), Betrayal: A Polyphonic Crime Drama (I Fagiolini), Mucky Pup (Theatre Alibi), Benvenuto Cellini (Terry Gilliam/ENO). He has worked with Secret Cinema, Tom Roden, Lucy Suggate, Fleur Darkin, Sweetshop Revolution, Hannah Buckley, Shobana Jeyasingh, Kim Brandstrup, and Hofesh Schecter.
Faith grew up in Colorado, USA, when she began dancing at a young age. She went on to train at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and furthered her training at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance.
Since then she has been freelancing in the UK and has had the privilege of working with artists including Arthur Pita, Joel O’Donoghue, Sarah Shorten, Sally Marie, Leila McMillan, and The Royal Court.
Faith is currently dancing with Luca Silvestrini’s Protein in The Little Prince.
“All grown-ups were once children… but only few of them remember it.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince or Le Petit Prince was first published in April 1943 and is the most famous work of French writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The well-loved story is one of the most-translated books in the world and has been voted the best book of the 20th century in France.
For Promoters
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