In her doctoral thesis, Sveta Grigorjeva presents a grand tale of Gargantua – a simple hedonistic figure to some and the greatest thinker of their time to others. Grigojeva aims to explore Rabelais’ through a physical intensity unlike anything that’s come before.
Sveta Grigorjeva: „I have always known that if I ever adapted a novel by a dead white man, it would be Francois Rabelais´ „Gargantua“. It would of course be a Grigorjeva-esque neo version, a gushing waterspout of a danceslasher – no heads would roll but it will definitely make ‘em spin. Grigorjeva’s „GARGANTUA” is a carnival of slimy, hairy, erupting flesh, an exploration of transgressive joy and carnal desires. For a body that is not confined by simple skin but an ever-expanding borderless being that encompasses all – human and other.”
Premiere: March 2025 in the Great Hall of the Sakala 3 Teatrimaja