Dark Ages (2015)

Performance about dark history of a Europe in the process of unifying

Set on a rotating stage reminiscent of totalitarian spectacle, the performers' faces are projected as they narrate lives shaped by historic trauma: Sarajevo under siege, Belgrade during NATO bombings, a concentration camp survivor searching for his father’s remains. Western and Eastern Europe’s intertwined pasts emerge through intimate biography and collective memory.

With contributions from actors Vedrana Seksan, Sanja Mitrović, Sudbin Musić, Valery Tscheplanova, and Manfred Zapatka, The Dark Ages continues Rau’s urgent investigation into Europe’s violent legacy and the theatrical mechanisms of power and representation.

Cast And Credits

Concept, text & direction: Milo Rau

Text & performance: Sanja Mitrović, Sudbin Musić, Vedrana Seksan, Valery Tscheplanowa, Manfred Zapatka

Damaturgy: Stefan Bläske, Sebastian Huber Set & Costume design: Anton Lukas Camera & Video Design: Marc Stephan Music: Laibach Dramaturgical Assistants: Lucia Kramer, Rose Reiter Direction Assistant: Jakub Gawlik Translation: Marija Karaklajić Research: Stefan Bläske, Mirjam Knapp Production management IIPM (tour): Mascha Euchner- Martinez

Production: Residenztheater Munich in cooperation with Milo Rau / International  Institute of Political Murder (IIPM)

 

Press

  • International Institute for Political Murder Dark Ages (in English), 09.05.2015