Ensemble Storstrøm: What may be, may be... maybe

What may be, may be ... maybe the python snake sings philosophically in a brand new musical performance. Or maybe not entirely new... Because the drawings, music and story actually date back to the 1940s. Here, two brothers in their early teens created a carefully crafted artistic production that interprets Kipling's classic about how the elephant got his long trunk. Among other things, they drew 470 pictures on a long "film roll", wrote down all the lines in sketchbooks and composed the music themselves. They made tickets and posters for film screenings at home in their living room. Every single day they were immersed in the huge project. They were completely engrossed.

One of the two brothers later became a world-famous composer, Per Nørgård, and the other was his brother Bent. They grew up in a time when Disney's colourful and funny cartoons were the latest and most enticing American universe. But it was also a time when the world was in turmoil. World War II was approaching, and when they read the adult newspapers, there was disturbing news.

Perhaps the creative nerdery of brothers Per and Bent can inspire someone to immerse themselves in creating something? Maybe it can be a way to navigate a wild world?