transport:

Frontline

Eesti Noorsooteater

Hyperrealistic puppet miniature

Tin Grabnar

DIRECTOR AND AUTHOR OF THE IDEA: Tin Grabnar, Ajda Rooss
DRAMATURGE: Ajda Rooss
ART AND SET DESIGNER: Sara Slivnik
COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER: Mateja Starič
COSTUME DESIGNER: Tina Bonča
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Tin Grabnar
3D MODEL AND FIGURE DESIGNER: Aleksander Andželović
WIRELESS LIGHTING SYSTEM DESIGNERS: Gregor Kuhar and Matej Lazar
ASSISTANTS TO THE ART AND SET DESIGNER: Katarina Planinc and Laura Krajnc
CAST: Lee Trei and Mart Müürisepp
STAGE MANAGER: Liisa-Lii Tamme
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN: Triin Rahnu
SOUND TECHNICIAN: Mikk Mengel
STAGE TECHNICIANS: Steffi Viita
PUPPET AND SCENERY WORKSHOPS: Kári Arason, Andres Josing, Mihkel Niinemets, Krista Norden, Madli Liiva, Annika Aedma, Margus Tamme, Evelin Vassar, Laura Krajnc, Olga Milić, Katarina Planinc, Lorena Bukovec
COLLECTING, DEVELOPING AND PREPARING STORY MATERIAL FOR THE TRANSPORT PROJECT: Tjaša Bertoncelj, Ana Duša, Tin Grabnar, Urša Majcen and Ajda Rooss

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
The Transport series, featuring six unique theatrical productions, will be ready for touring by September 2025.

TOURING INFO:
Sirlen Rekkor
+372 5557 5968
sirlen.rekkor@eestinoorsooteater.ee

TRANSPORT SERIES TOURING INFO:
uros.k orencan@lgl.si

UPCOMING SHOWS

Transport: Frontline places the audience at the heart of a war zone and humanitarian crisis, where, through the lens of a war photographer, they become an active witness to unfolding events. The camera is not merely a tool for documentation—it is a symbol of perspective, responsibility, and moral reflection. Each image captured carries the weight of choices made and consequences endured.

Like war photography itself, the performance probes the limits of representation: when does an image open space for empathy, and when does it slip into the aestheticization of suffering? How do the media shape our perception of conflict?

The performance invites deep reflection on the role of the individual in a world governed by moral dilemmas, urging an active confrontation with systems of violence that we perpetuate—whether knowingly or through silence. In a time when the line between testimony and sensationalism is increasingly blurred, Transport: Frontline provides a space to reflect on responsibility, solidarity, and the power of the gaze.

With more than 56 armed conflicts ongoing worldwide, approximately 4.6% of the planet’s land directly affected, and nearly 200 journalists killed in the war in Gaza alone, these ethical questions become urgent: what does it mean to be human in a world where fundamental rights are not only violated but often forgotten?

Premiere: Eesti Noorsooteater, Estonia | April 27, 2025

TRAILER

I believe in the power of theatre to transcend feelings of helplessness and passive empathy, and to open a space for necessary dialogue about our shared responsibility. In a world where truth is increasingly overshadowed by manipulation, art remains a space for reflection. In times of global crisis, theatre can no longer afford to remain silent.

— Tin Grabnar, director of the project Transport

AUTHORS
Tin Grabnar and Ajda Rooss

PRODUCER
Eesti Noorsooteater

PREMIERE
April 27th 2025,
Oval hall, Eesti Noorsooteater, Estonia

CAST
Lee Trei and Mart Müürisepp

LENGTH
40 min

AUDIENCE AGE
Recommended for young audiences (15+) and adults