The performance is part of the Baltic Visual Theatre Showcase programme.

THE BOY AND THE BUTTERFLY | is a wordless visual theatre production for children
Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences

It is a musical journey into the heart of the world, to the nearest meadow in the familiar forest  grove. To a place that contains the whole world. A world to be happy about and to worry  about, to love and to cherish… 

The production is based on A. H. Tammsaare’s miniature The Boy and the Butterfly, which  was written down by the author in 1912 in Crimea – in the Estonian resettlers’ village  Krasnaya Polyana – and which was published in 1915. A boy comes to a blooming meadow.  Marvelling at the sea of flowers, he is distracted by a sparkling butterfly that catches his  attention; and the boy rushes to chase it, forgetting about the flowers. When he finally gives  up on chasing the butterfly, unable to catch it, the boy notices the trampled meadow, where  there are no flowers left. 

According to the director, the production makes it possible to talk to children in an age appropriate language consisting of symbols about topics that could resonate with a human  being throughout their life. The visual theatre production “The Boy and the Butterfly”, which  makes use of puppetry and object theatre, is suitable for children who are 3-5 years old,  regardless of their mother tongue.