DADA CABARETU – online ǀ April 3, 2021
On Saturday, April 3, from 7:00 PM, online for free on the Regina Maria Theatre's Facebook page, we invite you to revisit an extravagant, playful, shocking show: THE DADA CABARET, by Matei Vișniec, directed by Anca Bradu. Controversial and comical through the insertions of avant-garde artistic terribleness, but also serious through the notes of tragic political discourse, the show sparked contrary reactions, from roars of applause and admiration, to shock and bewilderment, so that the premises of artistic avant-garde were punctuated, without losing sight of the profound meaning of a disturbing century.
"The 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 play because I was almost more interested in political Dadaism than in literary-artistic Dadaism […] My play is at the same time an investigation into the traces of a mysterious concept and an attempt to demonstrate that Dadaism was prolonged in the communist adventure. The fact that Lenin lived in Zurich, on the very same street where the Cabaret Voltaire was located 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 a lot from 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 went 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)
The 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 Dragoș Gajdo
Mr. Dada: Șerban Borda
Emmy Hennings: Angela Tanko
Sophie Tauber-Arp: Gabriela Codrea
Hugo Ball: Mirela Lupu
Marcel Iancu: Sebastian Lupu
Jean Arp: Sorin Ionescu
Lenin: Pavel Sirghi
Stalin: George Voinese
Ludmila Spiru, Ravina Solomon: Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Căprărin
TV presenter: Alina Leonte
Assistant Lenin, Axinte Rotaru, Lucian Micula: Emil Sauciuc
Photographer: Alin Stanciu
The photographer's girlfriend: Anda Tămășanu
Alan Seeger: George Dometi
The German soldier: Andrei Sabău
The French soldier: Eugen Neag
Apostu Vasile: Ciprian Ciuciu
The Black Cat – Zerbinetta: Denisa Vlad
Cabaret girls: Anda Tămăşanu, Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Căprărin, Alina Leonte, Denisa Vlad
The group of elders: 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 Tămăşanu, Mihaela Gherdan / Georgia Căprărin, Alina Leonte, Denisa Vlad, Emil Sauciuc, Alin Stanciu, George Dometi, Andrei Sabău, Eugen Neag
Orchestra: 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!
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Self Guided Audio Tour – TRM Theater @Night
Welcome to TRM Theatre @Night, the experience that gives you the opportunity to discover the Regina Maria Theater from a different perspective: not just as a spectator, but as an explorer of a hidden world.
Tonight, the theater opens its doors differently.
With the help of this audio guide, you will be able to walk the route prepared especially for the event on your own and discover stories about the building's architecture, the history of the Oradea theater, the backstage spaces, the stage mechanisms and the small details that the audience usually does not have the opportunity to observe.
From the foyer and the Great Hall, to the boxes, balcony, and the spaces that support the magic behind a show, this tour invites you to look at the theater not just as a place for performances, but as a living organism, in which every corner has a story.
How does it work?
- Press play on the audio file below.
- Follow the route indicated during the event.
- Stop in each space and let the story reveal the theater to you, step by step.
Approximate tour duration: 30 minutes
Recommendation: Use headphones for the most immersive experience.
Location: Queen Maria Theater, Oradea
Start the audio tour and let the theater tell you its story.
