The Misadventures of Peer Gynt
Role : Director and Set-Designer
Adapted by Chris Dingli, from Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Peer Gynt’.
Commissioned and Produced by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, as part of the ŻiguŻajg International Arts Festival for Children and Young People in collaboration with Valletta 2018 .
Performed at Teatru Manoel, Malta’s national theatre – November 2018
Using his imagination, young farmer-boy Peer leaves his farm behind and ventures to faraway places on an epic adventure. Will he be back in time to keep farming as his mother wants him to, or will his daydreams get the better of him? Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen had asked his compatriot Edward Grieg to compose incidental music for Peer Gynt, both drawing inspiration from their homeland fairytales and folk tunes. Almost 150 years later, the Malta Youth/Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Bianchi, will bring Grieg’s orchestration to life, with a script adapted from Ibsen’s play to present an unforgettable tale fit for all ages!
Cast
Lara Agius
Aidan Aquilina
Yan Lopez
Crew
Lighting Design – Chris Gatt
MYO Conductor – Riccardo Bianchi
MYO Manager – Chris Spiteri
Creative Consultants – Maria Conrad and Jose Garcia Gutierrez
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt, Op. 23
Photos by Albert Camilleri
Resources
Educational Resource pack compiled by André Agius