Teatro Español y Naves del Español
Living Arts International Gathering Africa Moment'21 celebrates this year its 5th edition in the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, an unprecedented edition with a double itinerary, which presents proposals of great innovation and artistic quality by leading figures on the...
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When I see a performance of one of my shows, I always want to re-stage it. If only I had decided to do this instead of that, if only we had gone this way instead of that way. That’s when I envy painters, who can go back to the same motif over and over again. Or musicians, who can play their B-sides, their rarities, their early versions of a song. I often find that it’s not the end result that’s most interesting, but the different approaches, the different attempts. T.S. Eliot said that every poem is “a different kind of failure”. Wouldn't it be interesting to see a director tackle a play not once, but twice? Or the same actor searching for the same character twice?
There are many ways to approach this play, but Vanya x Vanya aims to present just two. I’m not saying that either one is complete, that either one is definitive. But they will be examples of just how fertile Chekhov’s text is: Vanya, that pure enigma, will still be there, waiting for the right questions.
Pablo Remón
Vanya x Vanya is a project made up of two works.
Two different approaches to the same text: Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, rewritten in two new and quite original versions, in totally different styles. Two independent plays, performed by the same actors.
Vanya (version 1) – Fernando Arrabal Hall B – 6pm A naked, essential Chekhov. A minimalist approach to the text and the acting.
Vanya (version 2) – Fernando Arrabal Hall A – 8:30pm A rewriting of Chekhov in two periods: Russia, at the end of the 19th century; Castile, today. A play. How does the original play dialogue with an updated rewrite? How are the questions raised by the original play still relevant today?
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Text and Direction Pablo Remón
With Javier Cámara, Juan Codina, Israel Elejalde, Marta Nieto, Manuela Paso y Marina Salas
Scenic space design Monica Boromello
Lighting design David Picazo
Costume design Ana López
Sound design Sandra Vicente
Assistant director Raquel S. Alarcón
A coproduction by Teatro Español y Teatro Kamikaze
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Viernes 22 de marzo