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A drama with English subtitles awaits the audience on the 31st of January at the Csokonai National Theatre.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, responded to the social changes in his native country in the final third of the 1800s by declaring, “We are all nihilists.” In this instance, however, the term “nihilist” refers to a uniquely Russian phenomenon, the revolutionary movement of the “sons” who, by critical analysis, rejected the traditions of the “fathers” generation, rather than the Nietzschean metaphysical negation.
For instance, similar to the author’s own ventures, Macedonian filmmaker Dejan Projkovski’s investigation of the human soul begins with the movement portrayed by the “gang of five” in one of his major novels, “Demons”. Projkovski is curious as to how plucking specific strings within a person can transform them from an “angel” into a “demon,” just as sacred music can differentiate between the angelic and the demonic by a quarter tone. He looks into how a movement that started out with the intention of bettering society could turn its members into ruthless murderers who devour themselves and their beliefs by misinterpreting the guiding principles.
Projkovski portrays the question of whether there is a way out of this mental state and whether it is possible to recreate the angel in humans as a journey through the heart and soul on stage.
Tickets can be purchased via this link.
Duration:210 minutes (1 intermission)
Age group:18+
Date: 31 January, 7.00 p.m.
Location: Csokonai Theatre
Source:csokonaiszinhaz.hu/en