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It's a ceiling-level puppet theatre in Asia.
It has a history of more than 50 years
It's a hit-maker and it's got an innocent, romantic name.
It's the Flying Boat Theatre Company.
Yes, the Flying Boat Theatre Company, an old friend of The Great Whale and a favourite of children, is back! They're bringing their new show ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ to ‘The Great Whale’!
01 Asian Puppet Theatre Troupe
Over 50 Years of Reputation
Founded in 1966, the Flying Boat Theatre Company is very good at adapting children's favourite classic fairy tales into musicals, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘The Candy Dance’, ‘Seven Little Lambs and the Big Wolf’, ‘Cherry Maruko’ and so on have appeared on the stage of ‘The Great Whale’ for many times.
Their productions are always well received, making children dance, moving mothers and fathers to tears, creating a frenzy of singing and dancing in the audience, and gaining a large number of fans.
Exaggerated cute dolls, carefully choreographed dance and music, actors with professional dance skills, lifelike scenes to take us into the wonderful fairy tale kingdom, thrilling plots make people can not move their eyes for a second!
02 Fairytale Dreaming Theatre
Classical Charm Forever
Every child loves to listen to fairy tales! Lying in bed and listening to mum and dad telling stories before going to sleep is always the best time for parents and children. When you grow up, you may have fewer opportunities to listen to fairy tales, but we still have the Flying Boat Theatre Company, which is a fairy tale theatre company.
‘Flying Boat has been doing puppet musicals for children for so many years, and in today's era of so many different kinds of children's theatre, they are still able to be loved and sought after by children, why is it?
In ‘Flying Boat's’ plays, they always insist on the interpretation of ‘classic culture’, and ‘love’ is the eternal keyword, including friendship, love and affection. They believe that no matter how fast the society develops, the most basic thing for people is emotion, and this is also a point that Flying Boat attaches great importance to in its creation.
On such a basis, they are also breaking through the tradition of continuous innovation. This time, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ combines dolls, hand puppets, puppets and real people, and integrates various forms of stage art presentations such as musical theatre, ballet, opera, etc., and at the same time, adds the modern technological techniques of sound, light, electricity and film, which will create a dream-like fairy tale kingdom for you.
03 Heroic Dreams and Romanticism
Adventure with Jack
The main character of this story, Jack, is an adventurous and romantic child. Just like almost all children have a heart full of dreams and adventures.
Every child probably has his own ‘hero dream’, when in danger will stand up and bravely protect the weak.
Jack, a kind-hearted little boy, is given a magic bean, which grows wildly, and Jack finally has the chance to soar into the sky for a long-awaited adventure!
Kids can't wait to go on an adventure with Jack! Let's see what kind of surprises the Flying Boat will bring us on the stage of ‘The Great Whale’ this time. Let your imagination take off and let the charm of fairy tales continue!
Date&Time: June 8 10:30,14:30; June 9 10:30
Address: Shanghai Children's Art Theatre
Tickets: 380/280/180/80 RMB
Duration: 75 mins