Scenic concept based on the novel Melancholy I. by Jon Fosse. The novel’s title follows the name for psychiatric diagnosis of a Norwegian painter (landscapist) Lars Hertervig (1830-1902). Fosse´s account of the artist’s shattered ideas was inspiration to create reconstruction of key moments, that brought him to his mental crisis. "Polylogue" incorporates a cyclic repetition and modification of phrases, ideas, scenes, dialogues and situations taking place within a single afternoon in the autumn of 1853, during the Hertervig's studies at the Academy of Arts in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Written and directed by: Sláva Daubnerová Cast: Robert Roth/Vanda Mesiariková, Emil Leeger, Sláva Daubnerová Stage and costumes, graphic design: Dušan Krnáč Technical support: Viliam Daubner, Monika Lomnická, Pavel Graus Production: P.A.T.platform for contemporary theatre Opening night: August 23 2008, Prievidza and January 18 2010, Municipal Theatre of P. O. Hviezdoslav, Bratislava
Financial support: Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Selected festivals: Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space2011 – Slovak section, Nová drama / New drama festival 2009 Bratislava
“Concealed behind the mysterious brand of P.A.T. theatre is an ambitious explorer of expression in modern, anti-illusive theatre, Sláva Daubnerová…For the third production of P.A.T. theatre, she found inspiration in Norwegian author Jon Fosse's novel Melancholy. A fragmentary puzzle of feelings, observations and outlooks of an authentic protagonist, Norwegian painter Lars Hertervig (1830-1902) reminds of a relatively well-known pattern – analysis of a mentally unstable introvert, unable to naturally communicate with his surroundings. A drama text, although dealing with a rewarding and reliable subject matter of an asylum, offers a new insight into the world of a special individual – thanks to Daubnerová's development of dialogue and scene sequences out of the novel's fragments. “ Oleg Dlouhý
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