Compagnia Finzi Pasca DONKA - A letter to Chekhov
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Asia Premiere
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Nationality
Switzerland/Russia
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When
3/14-15(Fri.-Sat.) 19:30
3/16(Sun.) 14:30
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Where
National Theater
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Production
Compagnia Finzi Pasca
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Ticket Price
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Poetic, spectacular, simply dazzling
A kaleidoscopic piece to present the essence of a literary master with performance as light as air
DONKA -A letter to Chekhov, created by Daniele Finzi Pasca, is a great magic of the circus paying homage to Chekhov in a show of visions, delicate equilibriums, dancers, acrobats and jugglers. Daniele Finzi Pasca, who has directed for Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Eloize, this time immerses himself in Chekov’s life, his writings and his diaries, decoding his notes and annotations, and giving shape and form to his famous, enigmatic silences. Daniel successfully writes a visual poem of suspended objects and bodies.
Underneath the music spreading like a resonant carpet, an international cast of able performers—decadent clowns, musicians, dancers, and acrobats—animates the stage, recalling the atmosphere of far away Russia. There are accordions, waltzes, old romances and traditional choirs, while a gallery of Chekhov characters parades by: eternal students, doctors, dreamers, bachelors, young girls who will spend their lives mourning. It is a dream-like passage to re-define Chekov’s world with a vague feeling of melancholy and sharp passion.
Artists
Written and Directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca.
Daniele Finzi Pasca grows up in a family of photographers. He is introduced to the circus world through gymnastics; later, under the guidance of a clown named Fery, he sets foot on stage for the first time. In 1983, he founded the Teatro Sunil, company where he developed a vision of the art of clowning, dance and acting, and called this theatrical technique “theatre of the caress”. For more than one decade, Pasca has created impressive and unforgettable programs of acrobatic theatre for Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Eloize. Daniele creates and directs the closing ceremony of the Torino 2006 XX Winter Olympic Games. Compagnia Finzi Pasca and Chekhov International Theatre Festival in coproduction with Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne present Donka- A letter to Chekhov.
Creative Team
- Written and Directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca
- Musical Composer and Orchestrations: Maria Bonzanigo
- Director of Creation: Antonio Vergamini
- Set and Accessories Designer: Hugo Gargiulo
- Creative Associate: Julie Hamelin
- Costumes Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
- Light Designer and Choreographies: Daniele Finzi Pasca
- Sound Designer and Choreographies: Maria Bonzanigo
- Video Designer: Roberto Vitalini for bashiba.com
- Make-up Designer and Props Maker: Chiqui Barbe
- Cyr Wheel Inventor: Daniel
- CyrResearcher and Director’s Assistant: Facundo Ponce de Leon
Performed By
Moira Albertalli, Helena Bittencourt, Jean-Philippe Cuerrier, Annie-Kim Dery, Catherine Girard, Andree-Anne Gingras-Roy, David Menes, Felix Salas, Beatriz Sayad, Rolando Tarquini.
- Approx. 120 minutes with an intermission.
- Performed in English and French with Chinese surtitles.
- The performance contains smoke effects. Viewer discretion is advised.
- Pre-talk: 30 minutes before every performance at the Lobby of National Theater
- Post-talk: 3/16 (Sun.) at the Lobby of National Theater
- Website：finzipasca.com