¡Run, Kuru, Run!

A giraffe’s journey across the Mediterranean

Age: 6 -12 

Last: 50″

Object theater that emerges from books and notebooks

Synopsis

Once upon a time, there was a giraffe who crossed the entire Mediterranean on his journey from Ethiopia to Paris in 1827, a trip filled with adventures, greetings, and goodbyes. Now, Kuru has also made that same journey and is recovering in a hospital where he meets a little girl who, by chance, is also dressed as a giraffe.

Artistic team

Performer: Ainhoa ​​Pineda
Author: Patxi Zubizarreta
Dramaturgy, direction and design: Elena Bezanilla
Music: David Larrinaga, Sirifo Kouyate Sakiliba
Costumes: Arelí, Creative Designer
Lighting: Arantza Flores
Video: Arene Gabiña
Photography: Jose Antonio Gutiérrez “Guti”
Production: PANTZART
Thanks: Adunako Udala

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A predominantly visual piece with articulated puppets emerging from old books and school notebooks. It is based on the award-winning novel by Patxi Zubizarreta, which holds within its pages the magic of two separate stories. On one hand, Nora, a girl disguised as a giraffe, is taken to a hospital where she finds herself in the bed next to Kuru, an African boy, who doesn’t want to talk about his sad adventure.

This is where the other story begins, that of a giraffe that left Ethiopia and arrived in Paris via Khartoum, Cairo, Alexandria, and Marseille in 1826. In the end, back in reality, Nora gives up her disguise and becomes an accomplice to Kuru’s escape. In her head, she only thinks: Run, Kuru, run! Like the giraffe in her story, the giraffe boy takes a giant leap out the window that will take him to freedom.

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