October 19th | 20:00 – Țăndărică Animation Theatre
Performance with audience on stage
Chekhov’s five short stories are not about happiness, nor do they aim to be, they just lock us in the same room with the bravest people, who, having no room for bones and flesh, let themselves be inhabited by love, through all the folds, in all the nooks and crannies, becoming love-people.
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After stories by: A.P. Cehov
Cast:
Redhead: Réka Szász
Conductor: Alexandru Beteringhe
Narrator/Luka: Costas Mincu
Murașkina/Her: Bianca Cuculici
Pavel Vasilievici/Him: Codrin Boldea
Vera Gavrilovna/Anna Fedorovna: Rusalina Bona
Ivan Alekseici: Cosmin Teodor Pană
Volodea: Andrei Cătălin
Adapted & directed by: Andrei & Andreea Grosu
Set design: Vladimir Turturica
Music by: Mihai Dobre
Co-producers: unteatru & “Anton Pann” Theatre Râmnicu Vâlcea
Duration: 1h 50 min (no intermission)
Recommended age: 14+
Performance in Romanian with English translation
Focus: 12 independent/private spaces in NTF 2024
„as if the heart were in pieces. as if love would glue the pieces together. so are the five stories about love. they don’t define it or point the finger at it.
sometimes it’s nowhere to be found, other days it’s right on your shoulder next to you. and very rarely you can find yourself right in the middle of it. love can occupy you if you are spacious enough, it is possible that you will no longer find room in yourself because of it. it is fat and firm. you can die of love. it is one of the most coveted deaths. Chekhov’s stories are not about happiness, nor do they propose that, they just lock us in the same room with the bravest people, who, having no more room for bones and flesh, let themselves be inhabited by love, through all the folds, in all the corners becoming love-people.
love-people know how to be without any noise, without turning on any lights, walking on the tips of their toes.” (Andrei & Andreea Grosu)
Photo: Adi Bulboacă
