The Tragedy of Man

"The machine is running, the creator rests." This classical line became a sentence and it expresses the compressed definition of modernity: The Creator set the grounds for the World, the Creator placed the Man in it, then they abandoned the Universe wandering in a meaningless, untroubled space. Still, Madách Imre goes beyond this global, mechanical and (from the contemporaries' standpoint) deeply depressing perspective - he understands history to be a satanic nightmare dreamt by Adam with us and for us. Lucifer's protests are in vain, the promise of salvation gives meaning and confidence in human existence. Eva is holding the promised Messiah under her heart - the Lovechild who replaces the dialectics of inventing the enemy and continuous confrontation with acceptance, the opportunity of human condition and its inspiring mission. (Visky András)

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Info & Team:
Duration of the performance (in minutes): 110

Author: Madách Imre

Director: Silviu Purcărete

Set design: Dragoș Buhagiar

Costumes: Dragoș Buhagiar

Music: Vasile Șirli

Cast: Aszalos Géza, Balázs Attila, Bandi András Zsolt, Borbély B. Emília, Erdős Bálint, Éder Enikő, Hegyi Kincső, Karsai Dóra, Kiss Attila, Kocsárdi Levente, Lőrincz Rita, Lukács-György Szilárd, Magyari Etelka, Mátyás Zsolt Imre, Mihály Csongor, Molnos András Csaba, Tokai Andrea, Vajda Boróka, Vass Richárd, Tar Mónika

Special mentions: partial nudity

COMPANY: Teatrul Maghiar de Stat Timisoara