Wiiralt, Saar and Purgatory
Life – a bacchanalia ending in a hellish hangover. The hedonistic lifestyle of Eduard Wiiralt’s time might seem wildly different from ours today, but in the end, the result is the same: the party acts as a rite, allowing people to feel untethered, if only for a brief moment.
Untethered from what? Well, that’s for each partygoer to decide for themselves.
Director Tanel Saar has drawn a bouquet of characters from Wiiralt’s two most detailed engravings and given them a story: an escape, a craving for human touch, regret, and the battle with demons from one’s past. If only there were a way out! If only for a moment when the cocktail of absinthe and music makes you feel cozy, warm, and safe…
Tanel Saar is the director behind many of VAT Theatre’s more unconventional productions, including Adam and Eve, Meal on the Grass, Blow-Up, and Oidipus.Antigone.
Cabaret.Hell, a physical dance experience, will draw viewers even deeper into the dark Saar-verse.
Premiere: September 20th 2023 in the Sakala 3 Black Box
The production is in one act and lasts 1h and 30 minutes.
The production has no spoken text and is therefore suitable for non-Estonian speakers.
The theatre does not recommend the production for under the age of 16.
NB! Latecomers will be denied entry and will not be eligible for refunds.
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