The Son of Poor Parents is one of the best-known fairy tales from the collection of Pavol Dobšinský, who is a key figure in the documentation and preservation of Slovak folk literature. His fairy tales remain popular to this day and are considered a treasure trove of Slovak culture. The story of the production captures and portrays the fundamental values of Slovak folk tales—the triumph of good over evil, the moral strength of the protagonist, and the idea that kindness and honesty lead to success.

 

 

 

Direction and Choreography: Ondrej Šoth

Scenography: Pavol Juraš

Costume design: Ľudmila Várossová

Light design: Ondrej Šoth

Music Selection: Ondrej Šoth

Music Production: Sergii Iegorov

 

Michal: Gennaro Sorbino, Tomasz Siedlecki, (Oleksandr Chepelenko)

Splinter: Šimon Stariňák, Oleksandr Tishchenko (Denys Yevdokymov)

Mother: Tetiana Lubska, Khrystyna Deineha (Gabriela Sukhanova)

Father: Igor Pashko, Sergii Iegorov (Marcell Medvecz)

Queen: Katarína Turčik, Vlada Shevchenko, Sayuri Koike

King: Roland Khern Tóth, Martin Bányai, Peter Rolik

Princess: Nina Ravasová, Vlada Shevchenko (Shoko Yamada, Miyu Kitabatake)

Peasant: Mariano Covone, Mykhailo Denysenko (Viktor Mikulišin)

Herbalist: Shoko Yamada, Kei Hirozane (Miyu Kitabatake)

Hag: Dalibor Fabián, Marek Šarišský

Witch 1: Silvia Borsetti, Anne Maria Greve Myhrvold

Witch 2: Františka Vargová, Sofia Arriaga Heald

Witch 3: Iryna Ivaniv, Klaudia Skopintsev

Sleeping Noblewomen: Emiliia Berezina, Yevheniia Nikitina, Sofia Arriaga Heald, Mónica Gómez, Sayuri Koike, Terézia Húsková, Miyu Kitabatake (Klaudia Skopintsev, Iryna Ivaniv, Františka Vargová, Khrystyna Deineha, Kei Hirozane, Anne Maria Greve Myhrvold, Kristína Zemanová)

Sleeping Noblemen: Marcell Medvecz, Oleksander Chepelenko, Denys Yevdokymov, Volodymyr Feshchenko, Mykhailo Denysenko, Oleksander Tishchenko (Dalibor Fabián, Marek Šarišský, Šimon Stariňák, Peter Rolík, Igor Pashko, Mariano Covone, Tomasz Siedlecki)

Children: Kristína Zemanová, Anastasia Kravtsova, Viktor Mikulišin

Cat: Anna Sklyarova, Nina Ferenčáková

Margaret: Slávka Bernátová, Sofia Júlia Pomajbová, Karolína Millalonco Bossi

Butterfly: Nina Ferenčáková, Liana Grečková

Snail: Tamara Liptáková, Lucia Grúsová

Little Bird: Laura Seitz, Klára Plencnerová

Little Rabbit: Katka Lizáková, Emma Holodová, Ella Bérešová

Strawberry: Dorotka Hricová, Klára Plencnerová, Zoja Henkrichová

Little Rooster: Marko Andrejko

Little Lamb: Katka Fotulová, Karolína Seitz, Klementína Tkáčová

Little Mushroom: Branko Andrejko, Eva Mária Vajó, Noel Capko