Allstar Refjúdží Company - Jesters, Spies and Presidents / A politically incorrect cabaret
23/4/2010 20:00 - Patriots against gooks and coons. A cabaret or a tragedy?
A political-satiric cabaret in which the ambitions, thoughts, longings and dreams of each of the characters alternate against the backdrop of contemporary political situations.
At a time when America is led by a black president, we asked ourselves at the beginning of the project: what would it be like if Abdulrahman wanted to be the Czech president? What would his election campaign be like? What would he promise and what would we expect from him? Would he be able to pull us out of the crisis?
In a crisis, those who offer simple solutions often come to the fore. They manipulate us using our fear, which comes in many forms. The “others” are blamed for our problems.
The Allstar Refjúdží Company has created a politically incorrect performance, which mixes cabaret music numbers with documentary reporting and with journeys into dreams.
The cabaret numbers feature original compositions, which were created under the leadership of the ASRB band master Michael Romanyshyn. Each of the performers sings and plays several musical instruments. The music, unlike the group's successful project Dance Through the Fence, creates parallel planes for dance, song and dramatic action.
The space of the Archa Theatre is transformed into an open arena in which nothing is hidden.
Who today sings Hussite hymns? Who are today’s ‘God’s warriors’? Who are the modern-day brigands and foot soldiers about whom we sing?
Premiere: 25.3.2010
LINKS:
http://pakosti.asrb.cz/
http://www.asrb.cz/
Creative team
Concept: Jana Svobodová and Hana Andronikova
Script: Hana Andronikova
Director and scenography: Jana Svobodová
Music: Michael Romanyshyn
Costumes and props: Štěpán Růžička
Light design: Pavla Beranová
Sound: Jan Středa
Featuring the members of the Allstar Refjúdží Band:
Petra Lustigová
Miran Kasem
Jing Lu
Eva Hromníková
Phillip Schenker
Ivana Hessová j.h.
Media partner:
TICKETS: CZK 190
student/senior CZK 120
Archa.klub discount 30%
Open seating
Available from Archa Theatre Box Office
Photos: Srdjan Stanojevič
Photos from the rehearsals
Jakub Hrab
