Piece The theater play "Cabaretul Dada" captures the turbulent atmosphere of the 20th century, the period in which the Dada artistic movement was born as a reaction against the first world war, delving into the political side of Dadaism in particular: I was inspired to write this piece because I was almost more interested in political Dadaism than in literary-artistic Dadaism […]
My play is both an investigation into a mysterious concept and an attempt to demonstrate that Dadaism extended into the communist adventure. The fact that Lenin lived in Zurich, on the very same street as the Cabaret Voltaire and in the very weeks when the Dada movement was born, is an immense irony of history. The French writer Dominique Noguez dedicated an entire book to this "coincidence" and I confess that I drew heavily on his assumptions when placing Lenin in my play. Yes, I believe that Lenin, without wanting to, was a Dadaist. Perhaps he picked up an irreversible virus from the Cabaret Voltaire, where he was apparently seen at least once, which he then transmitted to the entire family of revolutionaries, so that, in the end, everything turned out wrong for these people (and with a hundred million deaths as the human price of their experience).

"Let's not be sad, though. My play is a comedy about a tragic century. Dadaist laughter seems to me to be a tool for understanding how history advances (one step forward, two steps back) as well as the manner in which man approaches and moves away from what he really should be." (Matei Vişniec)

show bears the directorial signature of Oradea's Anca Bradu and proposes an absolutely spectacular concept, in which the world of cabaret, war and revolution are theatrically combined on Dada rhythms and rhymes. The war and terror sparked in the era by paradigm shifts (both social and cultural) are captured in a tragicomic and dynamic tone. The show will have two opposite effects on the audience: amusement through music, dance, masks, the absurdity of the situations, but also awareness of the consequences that the First World War had on every aspect of humanity.

Distribution:

Tristan Tzara: Richard Balint
Mrs. Dada: Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Mr. Dada: Serban Borda
Emmy Hennings: Angela Tanko
Sophie Tauber-Arp: Gabriela Codrea
Hugo Ball: Mirela Lupu
Marcel Iancu: Sebastian Wolf
Jean Arp: Sorin Ionescu
Lenin: Pavel Sirghi
Stalin: George Voinese
Ludmila Spiru, Ravina Solomon: Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Caprărin
TV presenter: Alina Leonte
Assistant Lenin, Axinte Rotaru, Lucian Micula: Emil Sauciuc
The photographer artist: Alin Stanciu
The photographer's girlfriend: Anda Tamasanu
Alan Seeger: George Dometi
German soldier: Andrei Sabau
French soldier: Eugene Neag
Aposto Vasile: Ciprian Ciuciu
The black cat – Zerbinetta: Denisa Vlad

Cabaret girls: Anda Tamasanu, Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Caprarina, Alina Leonte, Denisa Vlad

Elders' group: Şerban Borda, Ioana Dragoş Gajdo, Angela Tanko, Gabriela Codrea, Mirela Lupu, Sebastian Lupu, Sorin Ionescu, Anda Tămăşanu, Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Căprărin, Alina Leonte, Denisa Vlad, Emil Sauciuc, Alin Stanciu, George Dometi, Andrei Sabău

Soldiers: Alin Stanciu, George Dometi, Andrei Sabău, Ciprian Ciuciu, Eugen Neag

Revolutionaries: Anda Tamasanu, Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Caprarina, Alina Leonte, Denisa Vlad, Emil Sauciuc, Alin Stanciu, George Dometi, Andrei Sabau, Eugen Neag

Orchestrate: Zsolt Lukács (Saxophone, Clarinet), Albert Károly Szávuly (Trombone), Varady Henrietta (Piano), Marius Bulzan (Percussion), Kálmán Nagy (Violin), Lorant Veres (Contrabass)

Artistic direction and text adaptation: Anca Bradu
Costumes: Andra Bădulescu Vișniec
Decor: Doru Păcuraru
Choreography: Mălina Andrei
Music: Ovidiu Iloc
Light Design: Lucian Moga

Premiere date: October 23, 2016

Duration: 1h 50′ without intermission

*Show not recommended for people under 16 years of age!

Festivals:

• Bucharest National Theater Festival, 27th edition – „IL Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest – October 2017
• "Matei Visniec" Theater Days Suceava – 1st edition, May 2017