Hans Christian and Grimm by Gruppe 38... So cute!!!

Hans Christian, you must be an angel

Two weeks ago I had the chance to discover Gruppe 38, a wonderful Danish professional theater with a history going back to 1972.

I saw them at Ark, a Central Cultural for Children in the center of Dublin, and they were absolutely fantastic. I could see two of their performance "Hans Christian, You must be an angel" and "Hansel and Gretel". And I felt in love with them.

Hansel and Gretel was nominated for the theatre award -Reumert of the year- in the category Best Performance for Children. I couln´t find Hansel and Gretel in youtube but if you go to here, you can enjoy this beaufiful performance, a magical, intimate piece of theatre for children.

Above you can browse a bit of "Hans Christian, You must be an angel", I prefer "Hansel and Gretel" to "You must be an Angel" but it is superb as well. Enjoy the video

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Hace dos semanas tuve la suerte de descubrir a Grupo 38, un grupo de teatro danés que funciona desde 1972. Maravilloso. Los vi en el Ark, un centro cultural para niños que hay en el centro de Dublín, y son absolutamente fantásticos. Pude ver dos de sus obras "Hans Christian, you must be an angel" y "Hansel y Gretel". Me enamoraron. Hansel y Gretel fue nominado por unos premios de teatros en la categoría de Mejor obra para niños. No pude encontrar in youtube ningún fragmento de la obra, pero si vas a su página, puedes ver lo bonita que es la historia que nos cuentan.

Arriba he puesto un video de "You must be an angel", a mi me gustó más Hansel and Gretel que You must be an angel, pero también me encantó. Disfrutad del video.

A fantas-green idea

More info: www.ark.ie

The Ugly Ducklings´ Dancing Cabaret

Catalina is a little scared

Catalina can´t see any duckling

The tickets

Catalina and her ice-cream-shaped chocolate lollipop

Catalina and her pizza

Last Saturday Catalina and I went to see "The Ugly Ducklings´Dancing Cabaret" at Ark . First of all, we had lunch in the Temple Bar Food Market in Meeting House Square. This Market takes place every Saturday from 9 am until 5 pm, and there are a lot of stalls, there's sushi, there's jam, there's waffles, there's freshly baked bread and tapas both Spanish and Mexican-style. So, you can choose on a lazy Saturday. So Catalina had a little bit of pizza and a huge ice-cream-shaped chocolate lollipop.

And then, we went to The Ark to see " The Ugly Ducklings´ Dancing Cabaret". It was very funny. First, Catalina was a little scared and a little disappointed because she didn´t see any duckling, but finally she had fun.

Ark, a Cultural Centre for Children

Opened in 1995, The Ark is Europe’s first custom-designed cultural centre devoted exclusively to innovative arts programming for, by, with, and about children. Located in an award winning building in the heart of Dublin, The Ark houses an indoor theatre, an outdoor amphitheatre, gallery spaces and a workshop.

It´s a fantastic place and you can celebrate even your children´s birthday. Of course, If you live in Dublin.

Here there are some mask have been creating by children in Ark: