This powerful and uplifting show has been winning over audiences with its intensely personal, yet ultimately universal narrative. These are a passionate woman’s stories of love received, embraced, and lost; of dreams, relationships evolving and dissolving under the pressure of monumental historical events. Carried by Lenka’s “breathtakingly beautiful” voice and engaging storytelling skills, these songs, spoken word pieces, archival projections, and specially curated video clips, all come together to create a powerful narrative arc and singular, immersive performing arts experience.
A testament to the resilience and creativity of the human spirit, the show is based on recently discovered notebooks of poems collected and often written by Lenka’s grandmother from 1942 to 1945, during her imprisonment in Theresienstadt, a WWII concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. These poems formed the lyrical basis for Lenka’s Thieves of Dreams album, which won the Global Music of the Year Award at Canada’s 2023 JUNO Awards. The incredible response to the album from critics and fans alike inspired Lenka to create an ensemble show under the same name, and now, a remarkable one-person play based on the album and the deeply rooted family story behind it.
Creative Team:
Creator/performer, composer, arranger: Lenka Lichtenberg
Director, stage designer: Leah Cherniak
Designer, visuals, projections: Lumir Hladik
Video creator, composer: Milli Janatkova
Sand art video creator: Zhenya Lopatnik
Composers: Jessica Deutsch, Shy-Anne Hovorka, and Rachel Cohen
Electronic music composer: Andrew McPherson
Sound engineer, music editing: Jim Zolis
Translation assistant, Czech to English: Alena Jirasek
Genre: Music, theatre, spoken word
Cast Size: One / solo performance. Additional musicians can be added.
Touring Party Size: Two for solo performance: performance artist and projections/tech assistant
Length: 60-85 minutes, according to the presenter’s scheduling needs
Premiere date and location: June 2nd, 2024 – National Music Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Seeking: Touring opportunities at indoor performing arts venues – 50 to 500 seats; educational spaces and institutions; museums.
Performance Fee: $1,800 – $3,000 CAD for one-off performances (scaled based on travel time required), plus two hotel rooms and transportation costs. Happy to negotiate fees for multi-date bookings, or shows in educational and/or non-traditional presentation spaces.
Project Contact
+1 (403) 472-9484
