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Robin Hood

Beast Epic
by Moved by the Motion
directed by WU TSANG
Text: Sophia Al Maria
also recommended from age 10

After PINOCCHIO, Moved by the Motion once again takes up a theme that resonates with both young and adult audiences: The myth of Robin Hood. Moved by the Motion (Wu Tsang, Tosh Basco, Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof) in collaboration with writer Sophia Al Maria reinterpret the legend and bring it into the present day. Instead of the individual hero, the story focuses on the power of the collective, friendship and solidarity. The forest becomes a place where alternative ways of life are explored, far from corruption, greed and social coercion. Moved by the Motion asks when theft can be just, and what utopian possibilities lie in a life of connectedness and nature, using powerful imagery to create an experience that combines reflection and fantasy - inspiring across generations. 

This is a reinterpretation of a story that has undergone many transformations over the centuries. While the titular hero and his gang were initially portrayed as fearsome robbers, and their stories served as cautionary tales for moral education, over time the gang became fighters for a just cause. Now, Sophia al Maria's adaptation and production of Moved by the Motion explores the lessons of the wilderness within.

events

Tue
22.4.25

6.30 p.m. Introduction in the foyer

with English Surtitles
Thur
24.4.25

6.30 Introduction in the foyer

with English Surtitles
Tue
29.4.25
with English Surtitles
Sun
4.5.25

Followed by a discussion in the foyer with members of the ensemble and Ulrich Khuon on the topic of ‘Social Differences’

with English Surtitles
Tue
6.5.25

19.30 introduction in the foyer

with English Surtitles
Fri
9.5.25

19.30 introduction in the foyer

with English Surtitles
Wed
14.5.25

18.30 introduction in the foyer

with English Surtitles
Thur
15.5.25

Closed performance for cantonal schools

with English Surtitles
15
Fri
16.5.25
with English Surtitles
Tue
20.5.25

18.30 introduction in the foyer

with English Surtitles
Wed
21.5.25
with English Surtitles
21
Thur
22.5.25
with English Surtitles
22
Sun
25.5.25
with English Surtitles
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Cast and Team

Robin Hood - a real fox
Tosh
Basco
Mariam - a desert fox
Yèinou
Avognon
Little John - a grizzly
Josh
Johnson
Tuck - an owl / red squirrel
İlknur
Bahadır
Old squirrel - a squirrel / his Majesty, the Lord (aka the human) - a human / Blackbird
Lukas
Vögler
Yung squirrel - a squirrel
Nancy
Mensah-Offei
No-squirrel - a duck / caged chipmunk
PRICE
Sheriff - a dog
Sebastian
Rudolph
Brütsie - a Sphynx cat
June Ellys
Mach
Squirrel choir
Jasper
Engelhardt
Squirrel choir
Norah
Knapp
Squirrel choir
Chloé
Wanner
Live Music
Asma
Maroof
Artistic Direction
Moved by the Motion
Text
Sophia Al-Maria
Staging
Movement Direction
Tosh Basco
Music Direction
Asma Maroof
Choreography
Josh Johnson
Stage design
Nina Mader
Carlos Soto
Costume design
Carlos Soto
Dramaturgy
Artistic Mediation T&S
Franziska Bill
Assistant director
Mahlia Theismann
Stage design assistance
Costume Design assistance
Directors intern
Leonard Wohlgemuth
Intern director and dramaturgy
Rebecca Ehl
Stage design intern
Hannah Kortschak
Costume design intern
Luna Schäfer
Inspection
Dayen Tuskan
Soufflage
János Stefan Buchwardt
Translation
Eliana Kirkaldy
Tabea Xenia Magyar
Audio description
Manuel Gerst
Surtitle coordination
Sinikka Weber
Surtitle manager
Eva Salom (Panthea)
Surtitle text adaption
Sinikka Weber
Surtitle drivers
Alka Baumgartner
Isabelle Koch
Kevin Mutter
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The Young Programme is supported by the Thomas and Doris Ammann Stiftung, der Elisabeth Weber Stiftung and der Ernst Göhner Stiftung

Guest performance at the Wiener Festwochen supportes by Pro Helvetia Foundation 

Gallery

in the center: June Ellys Mach, Sebastian Rudolph; left&right: squirrel choir, Lukas Vögler, Nancy Mensah-Offei © Inès Manai

June Ellys Mach © Inès Manai

Tosh Basco © Inès Manai

Josh Johnson, Tosh Basco © Inès Manai

Tosh Basco, Yèinou Avognon, İlknur Bahadir, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Josh Johnson © Inès Manai

Price, squirrel choir, Lukas Vögler © Inès Manai

Nancy Mensah-Offei © Inès Manai

Yèinou Avognon © Inès Manai

Josh Johnson © Inès Manai

Yèinou Avognon © Inès Manai

Sebastian Rudolph © Inès Manai

Josh Johnson, Yèinou Avognon, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Tosh Basco © Inès Manai

Yèinou Avognon, Tosh Basco © Inès Manai

Sebastian Rudolph, June Ellys Mach © Inès Manai

Lukas Vögler, Jasper Engelhardt, Price, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Yèinou Avognon, Josh Johnson, İlknur Bahadir, Tosh Basco, Sebastian Rudolph © Inès Manai

Ensemble ROBIN HOOD © Inès Manai

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Press

Ueli Bernays, NZZ
Ueli Bernays, NZZ
Valeria Heintges, Nachtkritik
Valeria Heintges, Nachtkritik
Linus Baur, Seniorweb
Linus Baur, Seniorweb
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