<p>Crows live in abundance on the corpses of humans who keep killing each other in war. The Fanes people, thousands of years ago, lived in peace and harmony with nature, thanks to a special bond with the marmots. Power was passed from mother to daughter, until Princess Dolasilla's mother was forced to break the old rules by abdicating and marrying the king of a foreign land who worshipped the god of war.From then on, under male control, the people of Fanes are at war.In the depths of the mountain, two little siblings, Aylan and Hudea, remain hidden. They wear a mouse costume to disguise themselves, because soldiers do not shoot mice. But the food in the cave is running out and the female ancestors of the Fanes people, their only hope of salvation, seem to be unresponsive. The king has finally decided to send his daughter Dolasilla, the rightful successor to the throne, to the battlefield: he wants to get rid of her so as not to lose his power. Aylan decides to separate from his sister and go out of the mountain to help Dolasilla in the battle, but they are both killed, along with many other Fanes. After the battle, the crows discuss the cruel nature of the human soul, while they eat the corpse of a child.</p>

Costume puppet

Animatronic

Not specified

Cuscunà Marta

Italy

Monfalcone

Udine

Electronic text

Ancestors

Groundhog

Nature

Woman

Feminism

Peace

Slaughter

Epic

Mountain

Dolomites (Italy; massif)

Fanes

Myth

Love

Power

Hidden child

Child

Tragic

Pathetic

Fantasy

Italian

Raven

King

Address to the public

Political allegory

Off-stage noise

Tragic conflict

Disguise

Invisible character

Foresight

Story

Video

Off-stage voice

Murder on stage

Il canto della caduta

Le chant de la chute