adattamento, messa in scena e in musica Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, Franck Krawczyk
durata: 1h 15m | Paese: Francia | Lingue: inglese con sottotitoli in italiano
Teatro Mercadante – 22/06/2012, 20:00 – 23/06/2012, 22:30 – 24/06/2012, 20:00
Da Can Themba, Mothobi Mutloatse, Barney Simon
Produzione C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord (Paris)
In coproduzione con Fondazione Campania dei Festival-Napoli Teatro Festival Italia, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Young Vic Theatre (London), Théâtre de la Place – Liège
Con il sostegno di C.I.R.T.
Prima italiana
A young Philémon surprises his wife Matilda in bed with another man. The lover quickly escapes through the window, leaving his clothes behind. Philémon decides to punish his wife by forcing her to treat the lover’s suit as if it were a guest, until the day he even tells her to dance with “him” at a party!
Built around a story by South African author Can Themba entitled The Suit, the performance combines musical comedy, griot story, Greek tragedy and silent film. Despite the performance being lighthearted and comical at times, the underlying themes are the brutality of apartheid and the violence of racism.
In a minimalist setting, through objects of symbolic valency and live music, the English master pays tribute to South African culture by offering a poetic and emotional mise en scène.
So far in his career Peter Brook has directed over ninety performances, thirteen films, eleven operas and has written twelve books. His productions have fascinated millions of spectators around the world. His reflections on theory have influenced entire generations of directors and actors: his work represents a unique blend of methodological research, understanding of the audience at large, attempts at using new forms of language and generally, spectacular.
