Ballads of Bride and Death
Stilts performance inspired by the tradition of folk theatre. The stories are narrated by a genial Bride with an accordion and intransigent Death with a scythe. The ballads have been chosen from a compilation of František Sušil, named Moravian Folk Songs.
Ballad 1 - The Death - comes from the region of Příbor and narrates of a man who is invited by the death and he, even unwillingly, has to follow…
Ballad 2 - The Sinner - narrates a story of an unfortunate end of a maiden who lived a bizarre life…
Ballad 3 - The Old and the Young - depicts what happens when an old man marries a young maiden…
Performers: Bride - Dáša Trávníková, Death - Adéla Kratochvílová
Costumes: Babka
Props and puppets: Antonín Maloň a Věra Mitášová
The Ballads may be performed as one piece as well as separately.
Duration approx. 35 min.