Ich bin Vincent! und ich habe keine Angst

Linke Wienzeile 6

1060 Wien

 

Vincent is eleven and has a special hobby: He knows everything about the countryside and surviving in the wilderness. On the other hand, he finds “surviving” his everyday school life far from easy because his classmates tease him. The jokes and tips he gets from his four imaginary friends Squirrel, Beetle, Foal and Worm aren’t helping any more either. But there’s one bright spot: the new, cool classmate “Jacket”, whom Vincent gradually befriends. They might even start a band together, who knows? But unfortunately they now have to go on a week-long school trip during which things really get out of hand. Vincent must finally face up to his fears.
Librettist Paula Fünfeck and composer Gordon Kampe have written a new family opera for the MusikTheater an der Wien based on Enne Koens’ multi-award-winning novel Ich bin Vincent und ich habe keine Angst (I am Vincent and I am not Afraid), which approaches the subject of mobbing with great sensitivity and humour. Both have contributed greatly to opera for children and young people in recent years and are now working together for the first time. Director is Johannes Schmid, who most recently received acclaim for his film versions of Christine Nöstlinger’s Geschichten vom Franz and Neue Geschichten vom Franz...

With thanks to Martin Schlaff for his support

In German with German surtitles

(Source: theater-wien.at)