choreography and dance: Marzena Krzeminska
mapping and video projections, sound and lights: Jacques-Yves Lafontaine Music (Ophelia 1st part): Thomas Poli, Félix Mendelssohn,
music (Hamlet 2nd part): Christophe Scherbaum, Matthieu Fisson
costumes: Marzena Krzeminska, Simon Tanguy
artists: Propagande C team
duration: 45 minutes
The show consists of two portraits: the first, of Ophelia, and the second, of Hamlet. Reaching back into theater history and rediscovering these two characters, the show introduces us to the world of the original tragic narrative, while offering a new version of it, in which both characters are "saved." In this installment, the destiny of the characters also changes, which gives the performance a dimension of deep reflection. Ophelia's reinterpretation becomes a feminist voice, in which the question of the role of women in the story gains new meaning. Hamlet, on the other hand, is shown in the context of his struggle with the legacy and curse left by history. The performance asks what these characters have to convey to contemporary audiences, how the struggle with creating one's own identity, at the intersection of the forces of the past and the need for independence in creating new solutions, manifests itself in the body. These struggles find expression in the new dance, the relationship with the image on the screen and the struggle with the reality of the body - here and now.
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