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for the Divadelná Nitra International Theatre Festival 2012, Slovakia
dates
21 – 26 September 2012
theme
guilt / innocence
expected main programme countries
Czech Republic, Belgium, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Great Britain
expected renowned directors and new names
Rastislav Ballek, Talgat Batalov, Viktor Bodó, Gianina Cărbunariu, Tim Etchells,
Lisbeth Gruwez, Janez Janša, Iveta Ditte Jurčová, Marcin Liber, Constanza Macras,
Veronika Švábová – Tomáš Procházka – Jakub Hybler – Robert Smolík,
Ľubomír Vajdička, Marián Amsler
main programme offer
Constanza Macras and company DorkyPark, Berlin, Germany
Constanza Macras: Open for Everything
directed by: Constanza Macras
www.dorkypark.org
A documentary dance fresco reflecting the destinies of the Roma in Central and Eastern
Europe. Roma dancers, musicians, singers and actors from Hungary, Slovakia and Czech
Republic meet on stage with the international dance company DorkyPark. The
performance is co-produced by the Divadelná Nitra International Theatre Festival.
Handa Gote, Prague, Czech Republic
Clouds
prepared by: Veronika Švábová, Tomáš Procházka, Jakub Hybler, Robert Smolík
www.jedefrau.org
The Handa Gote company deals with archaeology of the family, the so called small
histories. The Clouds story begins in 1938, when a family moves into a house. The
spectator follows the ordinary life of this family which, like the lives of thousands of other
families, was influenced first by the Nazi occupation and straight afterwards by the
Communist regime.
Teatr.doc, Moscow, Russia
Jelena Gremina: Two in Your House
directed by: Talgat Batalov
www.teatrdoc.ru
A documentary performance based on a true story of Belarusian poet Vladimir Neklyaev
who is put under house arrest because of his opposing views and kept for several months
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under constant surveillance by security agents placed in his apartment. The performance
is co-produced by the Divadelná Nitra International Theatre Festival.
J. Katona Theatre and Szputnyik, Budapest, Hungary
Júlia Róbert, Viktor Bodó: Anamnesis
directed by: Viktor Bodó
www.szputnyik.com
In this “Kafkaesque” grotesque with a fitting name the authors respond to the situation in
Hungary's healthcare system, reflect the abrupt changes in society, as well as tension
typical for present-day Hungary.
ColectivA, Cluj, Romania
X milimeters out of Y kilometres
directed by: Gianina Cărbunariu
www.colectiva.ro
The main character of this documentary production is writer and journalist Dorin
Tudoran, who in 1985 left Romania after forty days of starving. Young and renowned
playwright uses his story to show how Securitate used to make up imaginary stories of
the persecuted persons, as well as the coercive methods they used.
Voetvolk vzw, Antwerp, Belgium
It´s going to get worse and worse and worse, my friend
concept, choreography and dance: Lisbeth Gruwez
www.voetvolk.be
One of the most striking dance solos of the past seasons. Flemish dancer Lisbeth Gruwez
in a hypnotising dancing sermon reveals hidden militancy of messianic rhetoric in
religious and political speeches and points out the danger of misusing emotions.
Forced Entertainment, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Tomorrow´s Parties
directed by: Tim Etchells
www.forcedentertainment.com
The legendary British company Forced Entertainment in its production investigate our
visions of the future. The desperate hope for a better tomorrow, optimism, dreams, yet
also fear and despair.
Maska, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Janez Janša, Janez Janša, Janez Janša:
The More of Us There Are, the Faster We Will Reach Our Goal
directed by: Janez Janša, Janez Janša
www.maska.si
Documentary project reflects various views and opinions on questions of identity and
identification, the function of name in contemporary society and in a person’s daily life,
studying the consequences of name change in the context of various cultures and social
environments.
Teatr H. Modrzejewskej, Legnica, Poland
Magda Fertacz, Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk, Sylwia Chutnik: III Furies
directed by: Marcin Liber
www.teatr.legnica.pl
Ironic punk show composed of a blend of Polish history and ancient mythology points out
both the dark and light sides of the Polish national character, bringing a feminist view on
Polish history and demythologising the heroism of men in World War II.
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Slovak Chamber Theatre, Martin, Slovakia
Ján Rozner – Peter Pavlac: Seven Days to Funeral
directed by: Ľubomír Vajdička
www.divadlomartin.sk
An extraordinary scenic form of a key Slovak novel of the second half of the 20th century.
The storyline of the performance is formed by the death of Rozner's wife, translator Zora
Jesenská banned after 1968, and the following seven days to her funeral. The comments
on the sequence of events are an excellent survey of the social and political context of
the incoming normalization of the 1970s.
Pôtoň Theatre, Bátovce, Slovakia
Michal Ditte: Poverty
directed by: Iveta Ditte Jurčová
www.poton.sk
A brutal story of social, emotional and moral decline of an ordinary Slovak family
arousing fear, yet also hope and sudden need for solidarity and humanity. The production
identifies and relativises the good and the evil in a monumentally confined scenic design
composed of empty fridges.
Aréna Theatre, Bratislava, Slovakia
Martin Čičvák: Kukura
directed by: Rastislav Ballek
www.divadloarena.sk
A theatrical play inspired directly by the work, attitudes and personality of actor and
theatre director Juraj Kukura criticizes sharply the current situation in Slovak culture,
where artistic considerations are increasingly marginalised, while other factors are
gaining importance.
Festival Plus
Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava, Slovakia
Anna Jablonská: Pagans
directed by: Marián Amsler
www.snd.sk
A story of an unfortunate family where everyone hates each other and it seems there are
no prospects for coexistence. A small apartment leaves no room for mercy, until a
grandma appears, bringing a little faith into their pagan life. The production represents
the most recent work of the curator of the Slovak program at the Divadelná Nitra 2012,
director Marián Amsler.
DIVADELNÁ NITRA INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
cultural exchange and artistic inspiration mobility of authors and artworks the East –
the West participation in international co-productions, new productions of its own
international cooperation social discourse movement of ideas development of critical
reflection informal education for young people and handicapped children volunteering
presentation of regional culture
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