Who can say what the world of the future will be like, where children will live, what skills will be useful for them when they grow up? The show's creators have moved Hans Christian Andersen's tale of the Ugly Duckling from a 19th-century country yard to a technologically advanced school of the future. This play could help adults and children have honest conversations about online entertainment, relationships with classmates, and feelings that get caught behind the screen when adults aren't around.
The action of the play takes place one hundred years later in the underground school of the city of the Desert country. The heads of the children in the class are decorated with emofilters - special face-replicating masks with electronic connections. They help ensure a good atmosphere. That's why everyone here is super cute, super nice, super smiling - it seems like a perfect class. Every time a child says something positive, their name on the scoreboard gets more likes. This is the school of future influencers, where likes, positivity and happiness reign.
In a super professional school, everyone follows the super rules. First. You must listen and watch during the lessons. If you want to say something, you have to raise your hand. Second. You have to maintain a good mood, there is no place for bad emotions. Third. If you lose focus, you have to smile and keep listening. Fourth. If you find that you are weak somewhere, you must learn to avoid this. Fifth. You have to accept challenges with a big smile. Sixth. You have to accept others for who they really are - completely happy. Seventh. You have to infect others with your positivity.
But for the new class Salvius, who came from the distant land of Meadows, these rules do not seem perfect at all. Will he be able to convince others?
