The Conspirators in Vienna
The Conspirators in Vienna
Saturday, October 19th, 20h
Urania – Mittlerer Saal, Uraniastraße 1, Vienna
Directed by Boris Liješević
Actors: Svetozar Cvetković, Isidora Minić, Dejan Dedić, Marko Grabež
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In Europe, and thus in Croatia as well, there’s a taboo regarding the word “fascism” when it comes to today’s political and other phenomena. There’s right-wing extremism, radical right, populism, right-wing populism, but fascism…: “don’t say that,” “we live in a democracy!” “these are peripheral, marginal phenomena, non-institutional.” It’s time to call all those tailings of undemocratic ideology what they truly are: fascist. They are not elements of fascism; they are fascism!”
(Quote from the play, uttered by Daša Drndić)
What happens when, breaking all the laws of space and time, Bogdan, Borka, Mirko, Sem, Predrag, Svetlana, Saša, Miroslav, Daša, and Danilo meet? And what is their connection with writers whose surnames are Bogdanović, Pavićević, Kovač, Mehmedinović, Matvejević, Slapšak, Hemon, Krleža, Drndić, and Kiš? What conspiracy are they involved in? What action are they calling us to? Based on the texts published in the Zajednička čitaonica (The Common Library) edition, this thrilling mix of voices was created, a linguistic and artistic polyphony convincingly proving that, although today we find ourselves divided into several different countries, and many of us in diaspora, we do not consider each other strangers. For in literature, there is no need for passports or visas.
The play The Conspirators is part of the Common Library project initiated and implemented by KROKODIL Association and supported by CCFD – Terre Solidaire.
Coproduction: My Balkans.