Director’s Intent
There are two principles that I try to keep in mind when constructing of a show: what am I celebrating and what am I fighting against? In the case of (IN)VISIBLE, I am interested in fighting the very aggressiveness of current certainties and celebrating a vulnerability in them. It seems to me that the world is increasingly determined and ready to take a stand. But I wonder, isn’t this the result of a general fragility? I propose to induce feelings and not express theories. I (still) firmly believe that theatre can be a real alarm bell and can – at the same time – be a refuge. And I also believe something else: that underneath all our social masks worn in contexts where we are forced to have an opinion, a clear position, to take sides for or against, I therefore believe that behind all this, there is, fragilely, the same thing: the desire to be well, to be at peace within ourselves.
Synopsis
The show (In)Visible speaks about vulnerability, in a present where the only constant seems to be the lack of security of the world and of the individual in the world. Going through seven episodes of fragility (from Planet – Continent – Country – City – Family – Couple to the Individual), the show becomes a journey through sensations, starting from loneliness to solitude. The collage of texts signed by contemporary Romanian and Hungarian authors is juxtaposed with a series of images constantly constructed as a visual installation. The viewer is invited to look openly at an act of reflection on himself in the world and on the world around him.
Artistic Team
Translator and playwright: Andrei Dósa
Voice: Tekla Tordai
Stage Movement: Ferenc Sinkó
Music: Magor Bocsárdi
Set design, video installations and animations: Mihai Păcurar
Technical direction: Enikő Albert
With: András Buzási, Áron Dimény, Loránd Farkas, Gábor Viola, Csilla Varga, Tímea Jerovszky, Emőke Kató
Photo credits: Biró István, Bogdan Botaș
Reviews
“Dincolo de magnetismul special al poeziei, spectacolul cucerește prin tușa suprarealistă, prin juxtapunerea de imagini incongruente, de lumină-întuneric, prin știința pauzelor și a tăcerilor, prin mișcare, prin performanța actorilor, prin flerul regizoarei de a coagula toate aceste instrumente în misterul care umple scena. Bine ai revenit, Poezie, în teatru! Sper să mai rămâi.”
“Right from the prologue, (…) the idea of an atypical performance is already in the air, which by the end will become a real theatrical experiment. (…) With (IN)VISIBILE, Leta Popescu brings to the stage a contemporary search, coupled with a fresh text and an interesting theatrical language. A bet won for the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj.”
“As a whole, the show is a continuous demythologizing, deconstruction of prejudices and stereotypes. (…) A performance on the borderline between experimental and innovative, including sound installation and human body installation, Lát(Hatatlan)/(IN)VISIBLE will become a real touchstone for the Cluj audience: if spectators come and are satisfied, it means there is room for change.”
“In essence, (IN)VISIBLE is a meditative performance about the absence of solidarity and the dissolution of collectivity, about individualism and technological insolation, all of which cancel safety nets and expose the world we live in to fragility and self-destruction.”
“Open to experimentation, his directorial style approaches performative theatre and frees the actor from the convention of the character, in search of a synthetic stage language that problematizes the relationship with the world of the generation of artists with whom he established himself.”
“(IN)VISIBLE is part of a series of post-dramatic theatrical experiments that, while moving away from explicit stage situations, rely heavily on text. But the text here is poetry, not drama. The collage aspect can thus be found simultaneously in the world-building beyond the narrative and in the creation of a theatrical universe that combines art, music, (video) film and installation. Thus, the success of the performance lies in the creation of this universe and the possibility of being connected to it.”
“In just one hour of performance, Leta Popescu’s original, bold and witty language becomes memorable. The lyrical mashup functions as both a text in its own right and a vehicle to promote the original poetry. In a festival context, Leta Popescu could easily support the late night show section, mixing artistic creations, ideological concepts, life situations.”
“(IN)VISIBLE is a bold experiment on the part of Letei Popescu, who takes a symbolic approach rather than a descriptive one, so that she transforms the scene into a collection of moments that she puts together with great subtlety.”