Léon in the Land of Men

A spectacle by Maria Pla based on The Little Prince and Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

After touring Catalonia and Mallorca, Léon in the Land of Men arrives in Barcelona, a dialogue that the author of The Little Prince and the man to whom it was dedicated might have had.

Saint-Exupéry dedicated The Little Prince to the writer and art critic Léon Werth, his great friend, a former soldier of World War I, an old pacifist Jew in occupied France. Léon Werth is also prominently present in Night Flight.

Eighty years later, we have imagined the meeting in the desert of these two shipwrecked souls from the two great European wars, as if the little prince we knew had never existed. A radically different character but with the same perplexed gaze at our attitudes: serious, vain, petty, enslaved, competitive, ridiculous.

A tale about friendship, life, death, and the responsibility of being human. An adult look at the universal classic and the thoughts of Saint-Exupéry.

Playwright and Director | Maria Pla

Léon | Miquel Gelabert

Aviator | Òscar Intente

Space, lighting, costumes and sound space | Maria Pla

Lighting design | Josep Ma Cadafalch

Photo and video | Joan Martínez Riera

Production | Inútils Mots / Terrassa Arts Escèniques

19.05.26 to 21.06.26

Room Tadeuz Kantor

“Maria Pla reinterprets The Little Prince with an intimate piece about friendship and the meaning of life, elevating the perspective of the message. Two immense actors, Òscar Intente and Miquel Gelabert, and a text that should never be placed on the shelf of children’s stories.”

J.A. Mendiola, Diari Ara Balears

       

With the support of