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Momo (Momo)

Music – Zigmars Liepiņš, libretto – Mirdza Zīvere (by Michael Ende)

Premiere - 25th of October 2007

The main character of the theatrical "Momo" is a girl named Momo, who highly appreciates human relationships. She reveals to a population of a burg where she lives, that it is very important to talk with their families, to spend time with friends, to have fun and to be happy about surrounding world. But townspeople, whom the main goal is to do as much as possible, are willing to give their free time to a Messrs Gray, who claims to "store the free time for a more reasonable spending". As a result everyone has a very rapid temp of life, they have no time left for emotional and spiritual respite. They become a slaves of a "’to do’ jobs". Will Momo defeat Messrs Gray and give back free time to townspeople, so could everyone live their life’s full of human relationships, which feeds and enriches our soul?
Do we know how to stop in our routine and rhythm of jobs, to be together with our family, to meet our friends, to stop and enjoy winter, spring, summer, autumn and everything else, that world gives us? Messrs Gray and townspeople think that it is a wasted time.
Do our society and you agree?

The theatrical is devised for families with their children (age 7 – 12).
Consists of two acts.