Tango That Fell Into the Sky
Great Puppet Theatre · Saint Petersburg
performer
December 10–12, 2020
- 16+
- 80 MIN
- RU
A plastic theatre piece about man and woman, their differences and the tenderness that arises between them — a metaphor for the flight of the human soul overturned into eternity.
"Tango" is light, tender, and speaks of very simple things. We are very interested in knowing the world again. Through the language of physical theatre, we rediscover the theme of the relationship between man and woman. Platonov has an expression — "the tension of tenderness." We have long forgotten what that is, while it continues to exist.
The title "Tango That Fell Into the Sky" is a metaphor for the flight of the human soul, overturned into eternity. Watching the dance through centuries of human history, we recognise ourselves in the alternating waves of harmony and chaos on stage.
Through the language of the body, plastique and dance, the creators of the production reflect on man and woman — their differences, the complexities and nuances of their relationship, and above all, the tenderness that arises between them.
Tango stylistically continues the theme of the plastic theatre piece Ecclesiastes, but here the outlines of the world become more concrete: a tourist steamship gives way to images of war, followed by episodes of television programmes into which one can dive headfirst — and find oneself in the looking-glass world of modernity.
Credits
- Directors
- Ruslan Kudashov
- Directors
- Irina Lyakhovskaya
- Set Designer
- Marina Zavyalova-Lavrova
- Lighting Designer
- Anastasia Kuznetsova
- Performer
- Roman Boklanov