COUAC

With her show Couac, Angélique Friant reimagines and paraphrases the children’s literature classic of The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. The narrative of a search for identity, discovering otherness and finding oneself is accompanied by powerful images of creation, life and respect for fellow creatures on our planet. The duckling learns all about otherness from the worm, the fish and the owl, explores the wonders of the vast forest by day and night, and marvels at the magic of dandelions. But it also discovers the evil little duckling that lies dormant inside us, and has to overcome some hurdles to truly find itself ...

Emilie Vast’s wonderful animation for Couac takes the audience on a poetic visual journey, while director Angélique Friant leads us along a trail of discovery with a blend of dance, puppetry and shadow theatre. The subtle, hypnotic flow of this stage show provides a feast for the eyes and the ears. It has been performed over 600 times and is one of the most successful French children’s theatre productions of recent years. It will now be performed in Germany for the first time.