Don Quixote

A farcical and musical performance about the romantic dreamer and self-proclaimed knight Don Quixote and his earthly squire Sancho Panza. Miguel de Cervantes wrote this story during the height of the printing press era - a time when books about knights were produced in abundance. In response to the idealized depictions of knights of that age, Cervantes debunks the myth of the so-called noble knights. The book became one of the most widely read in the world, second only to the Bible, and questions power structures, foolishness, obedience, lies, and what is worth living for.

The scenography is a work of art in itself - seemingly simple but fundamentally complex. It consists of a theatrical machine with countless settings and atmospheres that emerge through rotation and movement, hatches and boxes, as changeable as Don Quixote's inner visions.

Behind the performance stand actors, musicians, and composers Ove Andersson and Mats Jadin. Script in new translation: Hans Kellerman. Script adaptation: Hans Kellerman, Ove Andersson, and Mats Jadin. Direction: Hans Kellerman, Kalle Zerpe, Per Nilsson, and Amanda Nilsson. Scenography, costumes, and puppets: Hans Kellerman. Scenography assistants/puppet makers/prompter: Per Nilsson and Amanda Nilsson. Music: Aria from Turandot by G. Puccini, with new text. Technician: Björn Arnell.

A production of Skottes Musikteater.