Premiere: 1 June 2007, Bojnice
Set and Costume Design, Director and Performer: Sláva Daubnerová
Translation: Ján Štrasser, Peter Zajac
Music and Sound Design: Matej Gyárfáš
Visuals: Dušan Krnáč
Choreography: Emil Leeger
Software Design: Peter Gonda
Technical Cooperation: Viliam Daubner
About the work:
A multimedia solo performance based on Heiner Müller’s Hamletmachine, focusing on the conflict between male and female identity and on the position of women within a world shaped by male literary, political and social structures.
Artistic approach:
Daubnerová performs Hamlet, Ophelia and other voices herself, using her body to move between male and female identities. Live camera and projection are integral to the performance: the action is filmed in real time, manipulated and projected from different angles, creating a fragmented “digital body” and constantly shifting perspectives on identity.
Critical reception:
The performance was recognised for its original fusion of gender-focused interpretation, physical performance and new media. Critic Martina Vannayová highlighted Daubnerová’s ability to integrate live video and projection as an essential part of the theatrical language rather than as visual decoration.
Performance:
Daubnerová was the sole performer, as well as the author of the concept, director and visual creator.
Selected international festivals:
Yerevan International Shakespeare Festival, 2008
Mitteleuropäisches Theaterkarussell, Vienna, 2008
Stara Elektrarna, Ljubljana, 2009
Monodrama Festival, Eger, 2010
Artistic development:
Hamletmachine was a breakthrough in Daubnerová’s development as an author-performer and director. It established two defining elements of her later work: a sustained interest in female identity and the use of video and new media as an integral part of her theatrical language.
