Cinderella Plus: A Wordless Play Explores Love's Later Chapters
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The wordless theatrical production "Cinderella Plus" continues the fairy tale years later, focusing on the enduring love story of Cinderella and the Prince and featuring grandparents as main characters. The play uses a blend of theater, clowning, music, and video, making it universally accessible and is scheduled for performances in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- "Cinderella Plus" is a wordless play continuing the Cinderella story years later.
- It portrays the love story of Cinderella and the Prince beyond their wedding.
- Grandparents are featured as central characters in the production.
- The play combines theater, clowning, music, and interactive video.
- It is designed to be universally understood, regardless of language.
- Performances are scheduled in Tel Aviv and Herzliya in September.
The theatrical production "Cinderella Plus" offers a modern, wordless continuation of the classic fairy tale, focusing on Cinderella and the Prince years after their wedding. Described as a romantic clown performance, it aims to be humorous, touching, and universally understandable for audiences of all ages and languages.
The play is designed for family viewing, presenting a fairy tale with magic and adventure for children, while adults can see a love story that extends beyond the wedding day. Notably, the production highlights grandparents as central characters, not just supporting ones, reflecting on their life experiences.
"Cinderella Plus" integrates various artistic elements, including theater, clowning, music, and interactive video. The characters engage in actions like traveling, cooking, and reconciling, finding themselves back in a fairy tale, but one shaped by their shared life.
As the performance is entirely without spoken words, it transcends language barriers, making it accessible to Russian, Hebrew, and English-speaking audiences, as well as children and adults. The production was conceived by director Roman Feodori and set designer Sofia Matveeva. It is suitable for ages 6 and up and has a running time of one hour.
Performances are scheduled for September 8th at the Nissan Nativ Studio in Tel Aviv and September 29th in Herzliya. Further details can be found at https://www.cinderellaplus.co.il/.