Director’s intention

Intenția regizoarei

Shakespeare’s framing of theater in theater in the original play served as my source of inspiration.The original prologue shows Caterina and Petruccio’s story being told to a non-theatrical audience, one that is capable of responding to what they see in a “untamed,” raw manner. Due to this framework, the play could be rewritten in a variety of ways that would address distinct facets of the same narrative. In this way, hopefully, I can contribute something fresh to this play that isn’t centered around a didactic presentation.  Two distinct performances of “the taming of the Shrew” are presented to the audience in an attempt to address the question: is this “taming” a ritual of seduction or a means of impressing the woman? Alternatively, is it bringing a wild spirit back to its traditional roles? I haven’t yet discovered a compelling response. Not because I’m unable to make up my mind. However I’m resolved to investigate and consolidate the various kinds of lectures that are available worldwide.  As a director, I find the process fascinating because the outcome might be something other than an explosion of ideas.I think it’s best to let people argue freely and consider who needs to be tamed and by whom. Is it the female? The individual? Or the general public? Perhaps the director? Ultimately, my shrew remains untamed.

Intenția regizoarei

Am lucrat destul de mult în săli studio și în spații independente. De ceva vreme am demarat însă un proiect pe care eu îl numesc de… teatru popular, în care mă desfășor pe scene mari. Spectacolul de la Arad este al treilea de acest fel. Lucrez aici pe un text scris de Elise Wilk pe o temă pe care eu i-am propus-o. Vorbim despre durerea despărțirilor, despre divorțuri, trădări. Toate într-un spectacol care, culmea, este o comedie. De altfel, mă caracterizează faptul că tratez cu umor subiecte din zona… tenebroasă a sufletului uman.

The director’s intention

The SPARROW show is part of a bigger directing project in which I try to make theater more popular and to reach larger audiences. I want to look at what’s popular in the current theater and how I can contribute without abandoning my own artistic subjects and projects that I want to work on (not so popular, of course). I wrote The Sparrow with a lot of nostalgia (a very popular feeling), like a protest for my own uprisings (a popular feeling), where I used fiction to insert the comedic relief, honesty and rawness in terms of directing. The performance has two main points that contradict each other: vulnerability and force. And from there comes the show’s atmosphere, which could either hurt/bring pain or bring pleasure to the audience.