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Yugoslav Drama Theatre
ROBERT LEPAGE and MARIE BRASSARD
POLYGRAPH
Translation David Albahari
Director VLADIMIR POPADIĆ
Premiere: Studio Stage, Tuesday, February 15 2011, at 8 30 PM.
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| ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| ABOUT THE DIRECTOR |
| FROM REVIEWS |
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| Set Design and Video |
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Igor Vasiljev |
| Costume Designer |
Jelena Nikolić |
| Composer |
Ivan Brkljačić |
| Movement |
Marija Milenković |
| Speech |
Ljiljana Mrkić-Popović |
| Translation Adaptation |
Marija Stamenković |
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| Assistant Set Designer |
Nikola Nikolić |
| Production Manager |
Vladimir Perišić i Ana Ćurčin |
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David |
NEBOJŠA LJUBIŠIĆ |
Francois |
NIKOLA RAKOČEVIĆ |
Lucie |
JELENA ILIĆ |
| Voice of Anna |
HRISTINA POPOVIĆ - MIJIN |
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Stage Manager |
Dušan Milosavljević |
Prompter |
Nina Odalović |
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About the play
Poligraf:
‘There was no freedom in dictatorship. We all agree on that. However, the time has come for us to wonder: is there any freedom in ‘free’ society? In order to tackle this issue, Lepage turns on the Polygraph, and, using the model of an innocent man accused, through a ‘metaphysical detective story’, discovers that the model of the system’s operation in democracy is much more subtle and flamboyant, yet no less vicious or dangerous. The system founded on intimidation by controlled dosage of information (truth) that we are allowed to receive brings man to complete loss of identity and living in constant fear. As such, man is harmless and susceptible to manipulation.’
Vladimir Popadic, director
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About the authors
Rober Lepage (born 1957) is a playwright, actor, film and theatre director from Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and one of the most acclaimed Canadian theatre artists. Rober Lepage’s work is crowned with many awards. Among others, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 2002, he received the Legion of Honour decoration in France. The French-Canadian Institute awarded him with Samuel de Champlain Prize for his contribution to the French Culture and Stanislawski Award for his contribution to international theatre. In 2007 he received the prestigious European Theatre Award Prix Europe, whose laureates include Robert Wilson, Pina Bausch, Harold Pinter, Heiner Miller, Peter Brook, Jozef Nagy… The play Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) has been created between 1987 and 1990. Its screen version (with Lepage as writer and director) was released in 1997.
Marie Brassard is a Montreal based Canadian actor, writer and theatre director born in Quebec. She has closely collaborated with Rober Lepage for many years. Along with other artists, she has taken part in the creation of several plays and films directed by Rober Lepage, including: The Dragon’s Trilogy, Polygraph, Seven Branches of the Ota River and Geometry of Miracles.
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About the director
Vladimir Popadić: Graduated from the department of Theatre Directing of Faculty of Drama Arts in Belgrade, in the class of Professor Egon Savin. During his studies, he worked as assistant director with directors Dejan Mijac and Roman Viktjuk on Yugoslav Drama Theatre productions. As professional director, he directed over twenty plays locally and internationally.
He worked as Artistic Director of Krusevac Theatre for six years, and is currently Associate Director of this theatre. Along with directing, he works as a set designer.
Directions include:
Krusevac Theatre: Iron by Rona Munro; We’ll Have You Stamped Yet by Muza Pavlova; The World by Branislav Nusic; Art by Yasmina Reza; Move Over Mrs Markham and Caught In the Net by Ray Cooney; Stardust by Dusan Kovacevic; Terrorism by Brothers Presnyakov; Slander by Jelena Popadic;
Other Theatres:
A Trap for a Helpless Man by Robert Thomas (Kraljevo Theatre); Do You Speak Australian by Ugljesa Sajtinac (Tosa Jovanovic Theatre, Zrenjanin); The Lover by Harold Pinter (Belgrade Drama Theatre); The Propsmaster by Ugljesa Sajtinac (Hull Theatre, UK)…
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