André Het Astronautje ^{4+ - Klein Amsterdam Producties}

How do you become an astronaut? Do you need to know where the planets are? And how do you actually get there, into space? A little boy investigates these questions from his computer. He is busy on aardbol.com, learning everything he needs to know and one package after another is delivered. From one box he takes the earth, from another the blazing hot sun. The solar system is created in flowing movements, supported by beautiful music. The boy builds his own rocket. From his room he flies, aided by a little imagination, a lot of curiosity and the voice of André Kuipers, to the moon. Once there, he makes a special discovery…

In this solo performance, with the voice of André Kuipers and music by Daan van West, children discover space, life as an astronaut and the vulnerability of our planet in a playful way. Based on Kuipers' book André the little astronaut, in which he shows how wonderfully beautiful the earth is, that technology and science are super fun and how cool it is to make dreams come true.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej9nrs0x1gs&ab_channel=VanafTwee

***Now also available in Ukrainian!

In collaboration with the Ukrainian embassy, the performance was translated into Ukrainian in April 2022 and narrated by singer Maryana Golovchenko and director Aleksai Yatsuta, who recently fled Kiev. A performance about chasing big dreams that children can lose themselves in for a while. Everyone can become an astronaut in their imagination who goes to the moon... It will also be nice to be able to follow a performance in your own language in a foreign country. On request, someone who speaks Ukrainian can provide a follow-up discussion.