“Who is Alice in a wonderland? And who is she in a world of lies? Or in a world turned upside down, growing ever more absurd? This story is the story of each and every one of us. Every encounter and every stage of life is a lesson, bringing us closer to who we truly are. Or to who we would like to be.” – Ștefan Lupu
What happens when the world you know no longer follows any rules?
Following a White Rabbit, Alice falls into a universe where her body changes size, time has stopped at teatime, animals can speak, words take on unexpected meanings, and a game of croquet can turn into a threat of beheading.
In Ștefan Lupu’s directorial and choreographic vision, Lewis Carroll’s celebrated story becomes a playful yet unsettling journey on stage, shaped through contemporary dance, theatre, music, and projections.
From the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter to the Queen of Hearts and a trial in which the verdict comes before the evidence, Wonderland follows the absurd logic of a noisy, contradictory, amusing, and sometimes cruel world. Or, more simply, the logic of a surprisingly familiar world.
With intelligence and humour, Ștefan Lupu creates a magnetic production about the courage to lose oneself in order to discover who one truly is, as well as about the childhood we leave behind yet always carry in our hearts.
