The clown-and-puppet show The Cow on the Moon, inspired by the picture book by Dušan Vukotić, brings a warm, humorous, and imaginative space adventure that fits inside a single suitcase. From it, the storyteller and puppeteer unfolds a small world of stories, puppets, and clowning moments, leading the audience on a journey all the way to the Moon, where nothing is impossible.
The performance is mobile and adaptable to a variety of spaces – it can be staged in parks, courtyards, squares, public lawns, or theatres. Once the suitcase is opened, any place becomes a stage. At the heart of the story are Branka Svemirka, Darko Darkec – also known as Darkaut the Astronaut – and the irresistible Cow on the Moon. Their adventures come to life through puppetry, storytelling, and interaction with children, creating a playful little cosmic circus. The performance lasts 30 minutes and is intended for children and everyone who enjoys gentle humour, imagination, and theatrical play.
Petra Bokić is a theatre and circus artist, as well as an educator. For the past fifteen years, she has been working in circus arts and theatrical clowning, which she integrates into contemporary circus, street performance, theatre, and hospital clowning as a clown doctor. She continues to train actively in Croatia and abroad with masters of the craft.
She works with Red Noses as a clown doctor and assistant within the artistic department. She is also part of Cirkorama, where she works on promoting circus arts and the creation of contemporary circus performance.
Alongside this, she is engaged in circus pedagogy for children, as well as for the elderly and people with disabilities. She is also involved in the ClowNexus project, where she develops circus programmes for people with autism.
