At Macedonian Opera House Today – Belgian Spectacle with Story about Genocide Opens Young Open Theatre
(Vest, 23.09.2005) - “Cleansed,” a play by Belgian renowned choreographer and dancer Wim Wandekeybus is opening the 30th Young Open Theatre (YOT) at the Macedonian Opera House at 8.00 p.m. today. Last year, YOT audience saw a play by the same author with some dancers from that ensemble taking part in the play this year.
The choreographer has taken a biblical story about Yrodus as the basis for his story. Yrodus makes a genocide fearing that newly born Jesus will become an emperor. Wandekeybus says he does not focus on the story but the theme and has made a universal play about power, fear, genocide. “What happened 2000 years ago may be found in a today’s newspaper,” he says. “Man’s history is always repeating.”
Tomorrow at 7.30 p.m., the Slovenian Youth Theatre (Slovensko Mladinsko Gledalisce) will perform “Caspar” by Hindke directed by Jaka Ivanc, and the day after tomorrow is reserved for the “Spirit of Freedom” by Goran Stefanovski based on Cernodrinski at the Drama Theatre. The directors of the play are Martin Kocovski, Dejan Projkovski and Dean Damjanovski. Each has worked on one of the three parts of the play that make a genuine compilation.
Twenty-three more plays will be performed at this year’s YOT which runs through to 5th October. Spanish legendary Semola Theatre will close the event with a spectacle, “Home Sweet Home. No to the War!” performing at the Macedonia Square in Skopje. |
