Spun from an African tale, this is the beautiful story of a courageous young girl named Mwana who lives in a village deep in the forest. Every day, a giant monster comes and steals the villagers’ food. When Mwana proposes confronting the giant, the Village Chief wonders how such a little girl could defeat a monster that no one has ever been able to stop. Is there a secret that only Mwana knows? The play takes the audience on a theatrical journey of courage, love and friendship as it explores Jean de la Fontaine’s proverb “We often need someone smaller than ourselves”. The story is told by Canadian and Congolese performers and uses a range of theatrical art forms, including puppets, shadow theater and objects theater.

Puppet and shadow theater

A show for families and schools, from 3 to 9 years old

45 minutes