Lachende Bestien

Divadlo X10 / czech (ENG subtit.) / 80 min

An eco-terrorist play – in disguise.
Lachende Bestien repeatedly return to "Kohlhaas motifs." Heinrich von Kleist's novel tells the story of a man who is wronged. In the pursuit of redress through legal means, a time comes when legal means are not enough. In his fight for justice, Michael Kohlhaas breaks the law, uses violence. Lachende Bestien break interpretation and venture into original commentary. The play is not a study of a person becoming a terrorist. Or a partisan. Or a revolutionary. But it could be.

Horses will appear on stage – in disguise
Violence will be called for on stage – in disguise
The law will be broken on stage – in disguise?

In Kohlhaas, Lachende Bestien continue in their pursue of original theatre that demonstrates, alienates, and spoils the clear boundaries between the personal and political, between alternative and drama theatre. They build on the principles of Brechtian theatre today, playing an interpretative game with the original text, and the theatre itself is the material.

Concept, Direction: Hába, Spišák
Scenography: Černá
Music: Čížek
Dramaturgical Support: Linka
Production: Svobodová
Performers: Čížek, Hába Zmrzlá, Hába, Spišák

Photo by: Michal Hančovský

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Supported by: MKČR, hlavní město Praha