Da løva lo* (When the Lion Laughed)
Da løva lo* (When the Lion Laughed) by The Stage Company is a performance for children.
The Stage Company welcomes the children to the Baobab tree and a Senegalese fairytale journey.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 1553)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2005 |
| Produced by | The Stage Company |
| Audience | Children (from 4 to 10) |
| Language | Norwegian and Wolof |
| Keywords | Musical theatre, Performance for children |
| Running period | 2005 |
| Website | Scenekompaniet |
In Da løva lo* (When the Lion Laughed) by The Stage Company the children are gathered around the village tree to join the hunt for the terrible crocodile Maimado in an African fairytale with traits from the Cinderella story (but this time, a nice young hunter is who has lost his shoe). In Da løva lo the audience is taught some words from the language Wollof and joins the bicycle dance. Next the spectators have to help getting the laughing lion to sleep.
With drums, song, dance and storytelling theatre The Stage Company brings the children in the audience along on a journey to a childhood which is both similar and different to what the spectators live with.
The Stage Company, represented by Ousmane Diop (originally from Senegal) and Ole Tellefsen have made a production for children based in singsong games, rhymes and verses from Norway and singsong games, rhymes, verses, dance and fairytales from Ousmane Diop’s raising in Senegal. Drums produced by the company are the carrying instruments.
Source: The Stage Company, http://www.scenekompaniet.no/ 25.11.2010
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ousmane Diop | – Script |
| Ole Bernt Tellefsen | – Script |
| Ousmane Diop | – Music |
| Ousmane Diop | – Performer |
| Ole Bernt Tellefsen | – Performer |
| Ole Bernt Tellefsen | – Musician |
| 2005 | Worldwide premiere |
"The performance is lively and awakens activity and noise among the young spectators."
Fædrelandsvennen, Terje Eriksen, March 4 2005,