Die lächerliche Finsternis (The Ridiculous Darkness)

Author Wolfram Lotz uses Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” to enter into a collision course with the present. Dušan David Pařizek puts the pedal to the metal and as a result, it’s not just particles of reality that blow up in our faces, but wood shavings, too: Four splendid actresses proceed to shred the stage floor. There are many glimpses of the things that worry us: from coltan mining to the overfishing of the oceans, from the Balkan Wars to our relationship with Islam. The performance pits the anarchy of the theatre against the insanity of reality. “The impossible theatre is the eternal demand”, says Lotz. With great gusto, Pařízek takes this demand as seriously as possible.

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