The Hatchet

Teatro Matita (SLO)
The Hatchet

Adults | Duration: 60 minutes

ALTER SCHL8HOF WELS
Friday June 14, 2024 | 9:30 p.m.

The Hatchet is an intermedial cabaret based on Fran Levstik's story Martin Krpan from Vrh pri Sveti Trojici. It reinterprets this iconic story by placing five animators, actors and musicians in the heart of an inn in Notranjska instead of the former imperial capital.

The versatile performers reinterpret Levstik's well-known fairy tale by placing its motifs in a new context and weaving them together into a dynamic composition interwoven with the accordion, rock music, situational comedy, specific objects that are carefully crafted puppet elements and improvised passages. Intermedial puppet cabaret The Hatchet is an interactive, relaxed yet complex and socially critical performance that uniquely combines elements of alternative conceptual art and rustic comedy.

Direction: Matija Solce
Authors: Matija Solce, Fran Levstik
Play: Miha Arh, Miha Razdrih, Matija Solce, Filip Šebšajevič, Tines Špik
Puppetry: Brane Solce, Sanja Fidler
Set Design: Larisa Kazić
Music: Matija Solce
Copyright Photos: Ales Kral
About the Group:
Teatro Matita was founded in 2002 and in the last year has grown into a theater that involves actors with different theatrical and musical backgrounds, capable of performing cabaret or children’s shows, but always has its specific characteristics that can be recognized from afar.

Teatro Matita focuses on expressive, original puppets as well as exploring the theatre of material and objects, ranging from the use of everyday objects as far as bones. All solo shows fit in one suitcase, on the other hand, more complex performances use the stage in an innovative way - a firetruck can become an instrument, etc. Each of these shows uses its own theatrical technique and its own theatrical language.

Teatro Matita's productions have toured internationally and have been performed at many important festivals.
www.matijasolce.com