koncertna dvorana, 24.11.2011 okrog 22h11min

Danil Harms
OPTIČNA PREVARA
AbsurdniMonologiSemjonaSemjonovičaNaLutkovniNačin
v izvedbi
DIOPTRIA Int.
BarBaraBulatović,MiguelDelgado,SebastienFraboulet,ThiernoDiallo

This is the second stage of the hommage to Daniil Kharms, which started in 2010 and completed its first stage with two performances in Ljubljana's cultural center Španski borci in November 2010. The plot is based on Kharms' Opicall Illusion, where Semion Semionovitch sees a man on the tree waving a fist at him every time he puts his glasses on and eventualy determines that this must be an optical illusion. Some of the other Kharms' texsts are also used in the performance (The Werld, Not Now...)

Dioptria Int. is an international coproduction of producers from Slovenia, Spain and France. Barbara Bulatović, Miguel Delgado, and Sebastien Fraboulet are the actors/animators. They manipulate individual parts with sepaprate, distinguished characters re- and de-composing them into a large puppet which represents the protagonist of the story. The music is composed by Thierno Diallo and played live by him on bass guitar and double bass. Actors/animators use their voices as an essential part of the music and soundscape. The performance creates a platform for reflection upon the characteristics of human's perception of reality. In the second stage Dioptria Int. is joining forces with Jaka Šimenc for light design. The objective is to improve and refine the production from 2010 and put it on film for promotion.

Humans' perception and understanding of reality are partial and often wrong although true if one believes. Kharms' recognition form 1930s is still relevant and it seems to will have been remaining an unresolved issue for times to come. This problem is approached from the puppet medium perspective interposed with sound/music and light/projections.

All three languages of the producers and English are used in the performance. This makes it understandable to a wider, linguisticaly diverse audience and offers public exposure to every language and culture involved. The multicultural aspect is emphasized by performing dialogues in different languages. Dioptria Int. is meeting in October 2011 to improve and extend the 2010 production for performances in November 2011 in Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Tovarna Rog.