A work based on the tale of Duck, Death and the Tulip, by Wolf Erlbruch
For a while now, Duck had a feeling… Who are you?, What are you up to, creeping along behind me?, And she replied: I’m glad you finally noticed me.
Duck was scared stiff. And who could blame her?
Our character is a companion, silent and light as a feather, always present even though we can't perceive it.
The conception of this show is based on the moment in which a child wonders about death for the first time. Naively, and so naturally. Mothers and fathers know it, but they hardly ever have a simple and convincing answer.
Direction and creation by Mónica Glez Megolla.
Performers: Alberto Sebastián and Mónica Glez Megolla.
Collaboration in scenic movement: Patricia Torrero.
Video creation: Burbuja Films.
Set design: Alberto Arce, Peroni.
Costumes: Rollerdanz, Ygriega.
Lighting: Félix Garma.
Graphic design: duotono.es.
Photos: Manuel Serrano, Elena Flecha.
Created in residence at Santander Creativa Foundation, Palacio de Festivales de Santander. Produced by Quasar in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Cantabria. Tour support: INAEM, Ministry of Culture of Cantabria.
Press
Few children are lucky enough that the first time they encounter death, it speaks lovingly to them about life.
A swing, an accordion, a bicycle... these are the objects among which Mónica creates the character of a duck with clumsily harmonious movements and delicate flaps, reaching in a "duck solo" an interpretative quality before which death can only surrender.
Fernando Llorente, El Diario Montañés
