October 24th | 16:00 – I.L. Caragiale National Theatre Bucharest, Media Hall
Giraffe, a nickname she got from her recently deceased mother, discovers that her unemployed “man who is her father” can no longer pay her television subscription.
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By: Tiago Rodrigues
Cast:
Giraffe: Mălina Andreescu
Judy Garland: David Drugaru
Man that’s my father / Cehov: Mihai Trăsnea
Old man / Panther / Banker / Policeman / Pedro Passos Coelho: Tudor Bojin
Directed by: George Zamfir
Set design: Alberto Ursache
Produced by: National Theatre Festival, 2024
Duration: 1h 30 min
The performance is followed by a discussion with the audience, the team and a special guest.
Tiago Rodrigues is the artistic director of the Avignon Theatre Festival, a hero of building bridges between cities, communities and countries, one of the greatest fighters for the power of theatre performed in any space. In 2018, he was awarded the Europe Prize for Theatrical Realities, 15th edition, in April 2019, the French Republic honored him with the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), in December of the same year, he received the Pessoa Prize, the most prestigious award for arts and science in Portugal. In December 2021, the Portuguese Government honored him with the Medal of Cultural Merit.
Performative reading in NTF 2024
Giraffe, a nickname she got from her recently deceased mother, discovers that her unemployed “man who is her father” can no longer pay her television subscription. The giraffe sets off with her suicidal teddy bear, Judy Garland, on an adventure through the streets of a Lisbon marked by unemployment, poverty and strikes to raise money to pay for Discovery Channel and finish her school project on Sadness and joy in the lives of giraffes. In this adventure she discovers that adults can’t solve all her problems and that giraffes are much simpler animals than humans.
“The flyer says the bank is there for you whenever you need it. But apparently this time it’s not there for you. That’s how it works. Bank ads are like paradise tourist destinations. Most of them exist only for us to dream of someday getting there. They exist, so we can keep dreaming of visiting them and have a reason to save and work longer hours.” (Tiago Rodrigues)