roman boklanov

performer, Екклесиаст, Great Puppet Theatre

Ecclesiastes

Great Puppet Theatre · Saint Petersburg

performer

February 14, 2012

  • 16+
  • 80 MIN
  • RU

A plastic improvisation on the theme of the Old Testament book attributed to King Solomon. Minimum of scenery and words — the playing space is strewn with sand, and the figurative language of dance is at its core.

A plastic improvisation on the theme of the Old Testament book attributed to King Solomon. In the Big Puppet Theatre's production there are a minimum of scenery and words: the playing space is strewn with sand, and the figurative language of dance is at its core.

Ecclesiastes is one of the most profound philosophical treatises of antiquity, provoking a search for the meaning of existence in the eternal cycle of days. "What profit has a man from all his labour in which he labours under the sun?" Where is man heading? Is there meaning in his endless race?

A reflection on eternal themes through plastic images and metaphors — the BTK production poses questions and invites the audience to seek answers in the present day.

Credits
Director and Choreography
Ruslan Kudashov
Director and Choreography
Irina Lyakhovskaya
Music
Anatoly Gonye
Lighting Designer
Larisa Novikova