THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

About the show

Experience a spine-tingling children’s ballet written by one of Denmark’s funniest and most innovative authors, Kim Fupz Aakeson. An ordinary girl is dancing in front of the mirror on an ordinary day when she suddenly stops. Something about her reflection isn’t quite ordinary. Perhaps she isn’t alone after all… This is how the children’s ballet The Forgotten Children begins. The curious and fearless girl is determined to find out what happens if she climbs through the mirror—and this is where the adventure truly takes off. Suddenly, she finds herself in a bizarre underworld filled with strange characters, including the wicked Miss Master, who delights in stealing children’s hearts, a sneaky gang of cats, a troupe of cunning mice, and ghost children—lots of ghost children. But who are they? Why are they there? And what do they want? This eerie tale of forgotten children, who desperately long to escape oblivion, is written by Kim Fupz Aakeson, one of Denmark’s most beloved and inventive children’s authors, best known for his books about the mischievous Vitello. The ballet is choreographed by Gregory Dean, former principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet. Performed by students from the Royal Danish Ballet School, this is a colourful and thought-provoking production, warmly recommended for all brave boys and girls. It’s a story about the importance of looking out for one another and how everyone needs to be seen, accepted, and loved.