International Theatre Trends in Minsk – Teatralny Kufar 2009 With Review
It is the sixth time, Belarusian State University hosts the International Festival of Student Theatre in Minsk. “Teatralny Kufar”, which means “Theatre Box”, has been popular not only with theatre-goers from Minsk, but with the whole country, and world. The slogan of the Festival is “Traditions. Search. Experiment.” The aim of the Festival is to teach students find new ways to express their artistic vision of the world by means of experiment.
The Festival features theatre companies from Belarus, Russia, England, Belgium, Latvia, Mexico, Serbia, Germany, Iran, Poland, Algiers, Turkey, Estonia, Lithuania, and Slovenia. More than 300 people will take part in the Festival, and 21 theatrical performances will be presented. We wish success and standing ovation to all the participants of “Teatralny Kufar”.
September 28, Monday
14.00 Press Conference 15.30 Promo-action “100 Wishes!” 17.30 Festival Opening Ceremony 18.00 Project «MonoK» Theatre of Anatolian Academic Theatre Association TURKEY Guest Performance "Why..!" (H. Fatih Sevdi) – 60 min., Turk. 19.30 Theatre «Na Filfake» (National Music Theatre-Studio of the Belarusian State University, Minsk) "F1" (after the play “F1-Help” by I. Mourenko) – 70 min., Rus. 21.30 Theatre «PRO FORMA» (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice) POLAND "Zozo, or Coalitions" (W.Polaczek) – 40 min., Pol. Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25)
September 29, Tuesday
15.30 Sayeh Theatre (University Theater House of Iran) "The Poetry Life of Dummies" (M. Mashhour) – 45 min., Eng. & Pers., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 17.30 Theatre "Sacramentum" (Moscow State Textile University) RUSSIA "Game", (T. Galeev) – 90 min., Rus., Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25) 19.30 Theatre “Branko Krsmanovic” (Academic Theatre of Artistic Association of Belgrade University) SERBIA, "Lesson", (E. Ionesco) – 60 min., Serb., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 21.00 Theatre of “Cooperative Ammer Cultural and Tourism Setif” ALGERIA, "Back – Hajaj Bin Yusuf", (T. Shannan) – 60 min., Arab. , Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25)
September 30, Wednesday
15.00 Student Theatre of Latvian University, LATVIA, "The Big Bright Red Bus", (L.Stumbre) – 80 min., Lat., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 17.30 Theatre School of Prva gimnazija Maribor, SLOVENIA, "The Magdalenes", (based on Peter Mullan’s film “The Magdalene Sisters” and on Steven Humphries’ documentary “Sex in a Cold Climate”) – 90 min., Slov.; Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25) 19.30 Student Theatre of Puebla University, MEXICO, "The Voyage of Singers", (H.Salcedo) – 80 min., Sp., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 21.30 Theatre «Na Balkone», ((National Student Drama Theatre of the Belarusian State University, Minsk), BELARUS, "Winter Won't Come ", (V. Olshanky) – 80 min., Rus., Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25)
October 1, Thursday
15.30 Theatre «Zerkalo», (Independent Theatre Group, Minsk), BELARUS, "Soldiers", (after the play “Chmorik, or Subsidiary Plot” by A.Zherebtsov) – 80 min., Rus., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 18.00 Theatre «C2PQ», ("Studiobuhne", Ruhr University Bochum), GERMANY, "Hotel Arkham", (Ch. Quitschke) – 40 min., Eng & Germ., Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25) 19.30 Theatre- Studio «ARTvoyage» , (Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Minsk), BELARUS, "The Third Ingredient", (O. Henry) – 50 min., Rus., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 21.00 Theatre "UWE", (Independent Theatre Company, the University of the West of England, Bristol) UK, "'Tis Pity She’s a Whore", (J.Ford) – 90 min., Eng., Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25)
October 2, Friday
15.30 Theatre EventProduktion, (The Universtiy of Applied Sciences Konstanz), GERMANY, "FAtal eRror", (C. Haag) – 60 min., Eng & Germ., Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25) 18.00 Theatre - Studio “Palepe”, (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University), LITHUANIA, "The Shadow" (E.Shwartz) – 110 min., Lit., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 20.30 Theatre TURLg, (Royal Theatre of Liege University), BELGIUM, Guest performance "End of the Century Island" , (А. Finzi) – 75 min., Fr. , Auditorium of the Trade Unions’ Palace (Nezavisimosti Ave. 25) 22.30 Project «MonoK», Theater Studio PRO FORMA, (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice) POLAND, Guest performance "Naked Woman", (Jo.Szczepkowska) – 50 min., Pol., Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8)
October 3, Saturday
Project “Koufar-to-Stage”16.00 Theatre «Na Balkone», (National Student Drama Theatre of the Belarusian State University, Minsk), BELARUS, Guest performance "Elizaveta Bam", (D. Kharms) – 60 min., Rus.; Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 18.00 Theatre «ТUT», (Student Theatre of Tartu University), ESTONIA, Guest performance "Jokes about Love"; (after the plays “A Jubilee” and “The Proposal” by A.P. Chekhov) – 80 min., Est. & Rus. Auditorium of the Belarusian State University Lyceum (Ulianovskaya St.8) 19.30 Performance-action “An Ordinary Miracle…”, The Belarusian State University Lyceum - the Trade Unions’ Palace 20.30 Festival Closing Ceremony.
Bristol Theatre Peformance Review “It’s a pity she’s a whore”
The play of Bristol theatre UWE (UK) “It’s a pity she’s a whore” (Ford) was a tremendous success. This 90-minute drama really clicked with the public and was highly assessed by the jury. The leading actress Jessica Harriet Bailey received the award for the best female part. And another actress playing in this play – Victoria Emily Aubrey-Reece – got the prize for the best secondary role. The play tells the story of Anna Bella who falls in love with her brother Giovanni. In rather audacious scenes they make love to each other, and Anna Bella becomes pregnant. Incest is a sin, that’s why Anna Bella gets married to man she doesn’t love. This deed makes unhappy three people and becomes the reason for five deaths at the end of the play. The play reaches a breathtaking climax, when Giovanni brings out Anna Bella’s heart on his sword. By the way, for this scene the actors used a real heart, but it was a bleeding bovine heart. The plot has a really dramatic end: Anna Bella’s and Giovanni’s father dies of heart attack, and all other heroes kill one another. The costumes, used in the play, were highly effective. They made the performance exceptionally impressive and vivid. The scenery was beautifully designed and looked very natural. Speaking about the actors, they did their best. The public especially liked the leading actress, who touched their hearts with the sensitive portrayal of the heroine. The actress appeared to understand the role thoroughly and, in consequence, one drank in her words and watched her with growing respect. And she really deserved the tremendous cheer, which she got in the end. |