Maugli, the main character of collection of stories of English writer Rudyard Kipling, «The jungle Book», has been brought to life by the young actors of the «Ta-Tal» theatre. The play teaches that despite living in the wild, as happened to the human cub raised by a wolf pack, humans always remain humans and, even far from humans, retain a strong connection to them.

    The name of the «Ta-Tal» theatre came from an elderly spectator who, after seeing the children perform on stage, admired: «Such talented people!». There are about 140 children of various ages in the theatre, some of them with special needs. It was assumed that children with special needs would participate in inclusive creativity as extras. But as practice has shown, they do an excellent job of playing the roles of various characters.

    – We did not show the whole story of Maugli due to the fact that it is a very famous work, – says the artistic director of the theatre Tatiana Ovezmyradova, – and focused on important events to emphasise the idea that everyone, regardless of circumstances, has a choice. So, Maugli reached out to people, and Erica, a girl from an Indian village, ran into the jungle after Maugli to save him.

    The original solution was found by the costumers – they used the style of modern clothing, but always with a fur collar indicating the appearance of a wild animal. And the banderlogs from the pack of monkeys who kidnapped Maugli in order to make him their leader were dressed in orange trousers in the style of «Alibaba».

    The roles of Balu the bear and Tabaqi the jackal were played by inclusive guys – Misha Shramko and Denis Kokryatskiy. They handled it perfectly and were very happy. Involving children with special needs in the creative process contributes to their interaction with the outside world.