Theater Lejo. Hands Up! 30 June 2024

Leo Petersen only needs two hands to create a whole new, amazing type of puppet theater. Well, and a pair of wooden, glowing eyes on those hands. "Hands up!" is a lively, fun, played without words musical puppet show.

The performance sparkles with humor and kindness. The puppets, appearing before our eyes against the background of blue scenery, experience incredible adventures and transformations. A curious dog, virtuoso dancers tap-dancing, an eternally hungry cow, a children's choir led by a conductor and many other characters appear and lightning-fast disappear backstage.

Literally in a few seconds after the beginning of the performance the audience in the hall (no matter what age) forgets that they see before them only two hands of an amazingly talented artist.

Under the creative pseudonym "Lejo", the Dutch master Leo Petersen has been on stage with his very simple puppets since 1995. What once started as a school project has grown into a magnificent production with which he tours the world.