Princess Olympic Games

Princess Olympic Games

Based on the stories from Piret Raud's collection "The Princess by Mail"

5+

Performance in Russian.

An overview of the content will be available in Latvian.

NB! Tickets for children's performances must be purchased for everyone, both children and the adults accompanying them.

The dramatization uses stories by Piret Raud in the translation by Maima Grīnberga.

We all know what the Olympic Games are. But only a few know what the Princess Olympic Games are. These are competitions that cannot be won without princesses, luck, and a good dose of imagination.

Yes, in the Princess Olympic Games, just like in the regular ones, there are different sports, there are participants, and they compete. But with princesses, it is different. They must be ready for anything. They do not know what they will be competing against, they do not know where they will be competing, but despite that, they are ready to compete. But when we say "they," we actually mean professional princess sports competitors, who create special battle princesses, invent all kinds of tactics, and guide these princesses through difficult contests.

The princess sports are varied. From the more classic ones, such as the intelligent beauty contest, to rapid-fall long jump, underwater singing, and other sports beloved by princesses. Each participant in the Princess Olympic Games can enter a maximum of four princesses for the competitions. Each one is entered for a specific sport, and then one can only hope that the most suitable princess will draw the most suitable competition for herself. But another tactic can be chosen - one can create a single princess and hope that she will be the best in all sports.

We invite you to watch these fun and exciting competitions and, of course, to cheer for the princesses and their coaches!

Piret Raud (born in 1971) is the most acclaimed contemporary Estonian children's writer and illustrator. A graduate of the Estonian Academy of Arts, she studied fine arts and graphic design, began her creative career with illustration, and later discovered her passion for storytelling. Since then, Piret has become Estonia's most translated children's author and one of the country's best-known writers.

Raud has written 21 books, including eight commissioned by publishers in Japan, France, and the United Kingdom. Her works have been translated into 20 languages. She has also illustrated more than 50 books. Piret Raud's stories have received wide acclaim both in Estonia and abroad. In 2012, she was included on the IBBY Honour List as an author, and in 2018 as an illustrator. Her works were published in the "White Ravens" catalogue in 2010 and 2013, and in 2016 she was awarded Estonia's Order of the White Star, IV Class.