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For its 20th anniversary the collective headed by Jorge Fraga, Teatro da Academia, stages Georg Büchner's Woyzeck, in which many a character is ill. But unlike what could be expected, this terrible coincidence only widens the chasm between the characters, condemning each one to be a prisoner of their plight, ultimately, and paradoxically, turning them into both victims and their own self executioners.
In Büchner, this awareness of the profound nature of "evil", present in the mixture of tragedy and comedy, allows the springing forth of humour, as a way of looking at life and as a way of reaping revenge from tragedy. What the author tries to show in a tone of grotesque caricature and sympathy for the oppressed is that our concepts of "morality" and "virtue" are also socially determined. Can those discriminated, whose life is often plagued with problems of basic survival, afford the luxury of following moral and virtue precepts?
For its 20th anniversary the collective headed by Jorge Fraga, Teatro da Academia, stages Georg Büchner's Woyzeck, in which many a character is ill. But unlike what could be expected, this terrible coincidence only widens the chasm between the characters, condemning each one to be a prisoner of their plight, ultimately, and paradoxically, turning them into both victims and their own self executioners.
In Büchner, this awareness of the profound nature of "evil", present in the mixture of tragedy and comedy, allows the springing forth of humour, as a way of looking at life and as a way of reaping revenge from tragedy. What the author tries to show in a tone of grotesque caricature and sympathy for the oppressed is that our concepts of "morality" and "virtue" are also socially determined. Can those discriminated, whose life is often plagued with problems of basic survival, afford the luxury of following moral and virtue precepts?
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Text Georg BüchnerConception, Direction and Scenic Space FragaLighting Design Cristóvão CunhaSound Design and Soundtrack Pedro RibeiroCostumes and Make-up Mara MaravilhaMusic Theme Adriano FilipeScenographical Technical Design José Luís LoureiroProduction Clarisse Nunes, Teatro da AcademiaPerformed by Cristóvão Cunha, Jorge Justo, Mariana Veloso, Marina Bento, Marta Santos, Paulo Armamar, Pedro Rocha, Pedro Sobral, Rafael Cardoso, Ricardo Cavadas, Rita Casinhas, Rosa Oliveira and Sérgio Fernandes
Photo Credit Teatro da Academia
Photo Credit Teatro da Academia