Comments - The happiness of being together

Quiet moments and turbulent scenes

.... And of course also the small (and big) audience members. They are not bored for a second in the approximately one-hour piece "The Happiness of Being a Couple".

Maike Jansen and Stefan Ferencz offer pantomime at the highest level as "Pohyb's and Co."stem level.

Of course with all the ingredients that make up clown theatre:

The yellow envelope keeps disappearing just before Tat'a can get hold of it. The clown woman gets very upset,

only to be overjoyed again when the envelope appears again. Cheering, disappointment, anger, sadness and amazement: the emotions change within a very short time. The children give tips to the clowns, they are fully involved.

They recognize the gestures and facial expressions effortlessly and can understand the feelings. Just like the story of the departure to "paradise" and the obstacles that have to be overcome before they can travel together. Quiet moments give way to turbulent scenes, for example when the clown Tat'o appears and the two fight over the best place on the platform. Tat'a kicks the suitcase away as soon as the clown wants to sit on it and the children laugh their heads off. But the slapstick scenes never tip over, it never becomes too slapstick. Not even when Tat'o is showing off and marching up and down in the truest sense of the word "big pants". She pauses briefly, imitates him and realizes:

This works for her too. They imitate each other until they accidentally end up in the same rhythm. The clowns fascinate with their body language and facial expressions.

They largely do without props and manage to strike a balance between poetry and slapstick.

The happiness of being there...

When moments become an eternity full of wonder - when the silence becomes loud and the noise quiet - when laughter cries and