29 October | 20:30 – Bulandra Theatre, Toma Caragiu Hall (Icoanei)
The Boys of Zinc is a reflection upon the theme of war and peace.
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Based on: Svetlana Aleksievici
Translation: Justina Bandol
Stage adaptation: Yuri Kordonsky
Cast:
Svetlana: Mariana Mihuț
First mother: Dana Dogaru
Second mother: Ana Ioana Macaria
Nurse: Rodica Lazăr
Third mother: Profira Serafim
Fourth mother: Mirela Gorea
Fifth mother: Camelia Maxim
Directed by: Yuri Kordonsky
Assistant director: Taisia Orjehovschi
Stage design: Nina Brumușilă
Producer: Lucia Sturdza Bulandra Theatre Bucharest
Duration: 1h 30 min (no intermission)
Recommended age: 14+
Performance in Romanian with English surtitles
Boys in Zinc is a courtroom-show attributing the position of the jury to the audience. Seven actresses sitting at a table, throughout the trial and publicly testify to the tragedy of losing their sons/husbands during the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989). While the sharing their life stories speaking their intensely emotional monologues, a symbolic political trial unfolds, an accusation of the civilians against the Soviet regime. The very austere performance, the total simplicity of the directorial treatment, the seven exceptional actresses question the aggressive nature of the state and the inhuman treatment of its citizens. In keeping with Russia’s current aggression in Ukraine, the theme of the performance is painfully recognizable and clearly states the anti-war conviction of Russian director Yuri
Kordonsky. (the NTF curators’ motivation)
Photo credits: Adi Tudose
