Once Upon a Sandscape by Alliance Francaise

Step into a world where tales are told, characters come to life, and landscapes appear and disappear, one grain of sand at a time..

Inspired by two traditional tales, The Enormous Turnip and The Stonecutter, enter an interactive storytelling adventure exploring our relationship with nature, our place in the world, and the surprising strength of working together..

On stage, the storyteller Mathilde Bagein transforms into a colourful cast of characters, inviting the audience to join the action, make choices and lend their voices. Beside her, the sand artist Sock Fong Tan creates the world of the stories live, drawing and transforming landscapes, creatures and characters as the tales visually unfold onto the large cinema screen.

Playful, poetic and full of surprises, Once Upon a Sandscape brings traditional storytelling and live sand art together in a performance where children are not simply watching the story — they become part of it!