Tartu Student Theatre
Tartu Student Theatre, Akros Gymnastics Club and Zerkala Fire Theatre will bring the "Kratt" to the stage for the first time together — a symbiosis of modern circus, drama and fire art.
Duration: ca 60 minutes
Premiere: June 6, 2026, AkrosPark, Tartu
Director: Madli Kaljo
Acrobats: Art Jalakas, Katre Kikas, Katrina Lõhmus, Anita Lupina, Grete Paat, Loore-Lota Rahula, Kerstin Tammur, Sirelin Timmermann
Counterweight: Madli Kaljo, Kregor Toimetaja, Marit Neemela
Narrators: Laura Brita Einpaul and Mona Bronzov
Fire dancers: Annar Hiid and Kelly Kittus
Musician: Rudo Verner Vallner
Mentor: Peeter Piiri
Marketing materials design: Eva Volver
Photographer: Mona Bronzov
The production will travel to various locations in Estonia during the summer:
→ Tartu Hansalaat 11 July
→ Karilatsi Open Air Museum 12-13 August
→ Võra Fest, Pärnu August 16
Supporters: City of Tartu, Tartu Student House, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Gymnastics Club Akros, Aerial Acrobatics Studio FlightClub
Three Thursday evenings. Three drops of blood. And then the Kratt flies.
Have you heard of flying fiery animals? Our ancestors knew them well. A good child has many names. Firefly, little fly, tick, ghost, bringer, lucky charm, thief, Kratt.
Once upon a time there lived a poor master with his servant. There was no bread on the table. The master knew that if you want to amass wealth without hard work, you must go to the crossroads of three roads on a dark Thursday night, make a firefly out of one and the other, put coal for the heart and give your soul to the old pagan with three drops of blood. Kratt is born:
“Where do I go first?”
Kratt never rests. He must always have work to do, otherwise he will break his master’s neck. Greed has no end, neither does laziness, but every transaction has its price.
The play “Kratt” brings to life the 1895 “Kratt”, which tells the story of a master, a servant and a kratt. A look back at 19th-century tradition raises the question of how different our problems are from those of our ancestors. Is kratt an art form from the distant past, or can modern people also recognize themselves in some of the characters.