A playful and funny performance in which one rumor turns an entire city upside down. funny – playful – figurative – immersive - colorful One day the murmur crept like wildfire through the sleepy city. Solnistad is buzzing with rumors… Norma told the news to Germain. Germain to Gigi. Gigi to the singing barber who came to eat at the restaurant in the evening. The barber to his customers. The customers to their neighbors. And the neighbors phoned their mothers. And? Have you heard it yet? She is coming to our city! Ah, who? Esmeralda Jonagold! Is she still alive? Absolutely! Miraculous! A mystery! The dogs in the street perk up At so much sudden activity. Look at them, they think. The humans, What strange animals they are! The rumor of the arrival of a world-famous diva brings excitement to the sleepy little village of Solnistad. While the residents get carried away by the ever-louder murmur, the stray dogs watch from a distance. With humorous commentary, the dogs tell how the whispered suspicions and fabrications get out of hand and turn the village upside down. Duration: 60 minutes Credits Based on the book -GEROEZEMOES- by Yelena Schmitz, Ruth De Jaeger & Nina Eleonore Claes By & with: NORMA: Nina Eleonora Claes, Louisa Vanderhaegen and Tineke Bacqué Text & Direction: Nina Eleonora Claes Project coaching: Sven Ronsijn Scenography: Louisa Vanderhaegen, Tineke Bacqué Set construction: Rupert Defossez Co-production: Ultima Thule/GROND, Perpodium With the support of Vlaamse Overheid, Stad Gent and the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government via Cronos Invest. Thanks to C-Takt