The Brave Little Tailor

The stage is simple. Chairs are placed on small pedestals, with music stands in front of them. The room is filled with the rustling, whispering and fooling of incoming visitors. Slowly, as you know from classical concerts, a tense calm sets in. A presenter and four musicians then take their seats and sort their sheets of paper. The concert starts.

However, it doesn't take long before the usual process starts to falter. Even before the intro is over and the fairy tale of the brave little tailor can pick up steam musically, noises mix into the music and before the presenter knows it, the fairy tale concert is transformed into a play before her eyes:

An unknown person poses as the real little tailor and from then on the story takes on a new direction. After all, even the basic assumption that he killed seven flies in one fell swoop is wrong. — Seven flies in one fell swoop, yes. But the good little tailor certainly did not kill her, but... swallowed her! And so the flies become a constant companion and advisor for the little tailor.

The deeper the fairy tale concert delves into the famous adventures of this unknown little tailor, the more the presenter and the musicians free themselves from their pages. Bass flutes bring giants to life, recorders and bell wreath transform the simple stage into a royal court and the bass clarinet becomes a sonorous wild boar. The well-known Grimm fairy tale thus becomes a virtuoso musical appeal to rediscover one's own gut feeling.

Music as a key element in theatre productions is the trademark of ATZE Music Theatre. In the case of The Brave Little Tailor, however, acting becomes the main element of a concert. With this, ATZE Music Theatre is once again breaking new ground that takes the audience through a story that is as entertaining as it is insightful. After all, you can only experience your own adventure if you really believe in yourself. However, you should never forget to listen to the buzzing in your stomach...