Nilas and the Thousand-headed Herd

Far to the north, in the harsh land of the Kven, live the reindeer herders. They wander the countryside, driving their herds from one pasture to another. Young Nilas is one of the shepherds. He is a cheerful and brave young man, but lately he has been sleeping restlessly. At night, he often dreams that a beautiful girl’s voice is calling his name as the frozen ground rumbles with the sound of thousands of reindeer hooves! What can it mean?

A puppet fairy tale based on the mythical stories of the ancient Sámi.

A story about great love, dark magic and a dangerous journey to liberation.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

An independent professional theatre group, Puppets Without Borders began its puppetry adventures during studies at DAMU-KALD (Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater at the Theater Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague). PWB started in Mexico in 2001 and today continues everywhere (Prague, Chrudim, Aš, Pilsen and Svitavy but also Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Cuba and the United States).

PWD doesn’t have a permanent home and performs wherever they are invited. In addition to puppet shows, they also organise art and creative puppetry workshops and social theatre projects. Interested in puppets from different points of view, they create for audiences of all ages, social groups nationalities, religions and other categories.