He’s colossal when you see him on stage, among the children, he’s the Magician who charms the whole universe with only a word. He’s delicate and frail when he portrays Lear’s sad court jester… and then King Lear himself. He’s powerful and seductive in Petruchio, he’s Rica Venturiano and nothing more, he’s tormented by Raskolnikov, [...] Citește în continuare
Theatre (English Version)
“This time is out of joint: O cursed spite, hat ever I was born to set it right”. These are the words Hamlet uses to open the first path to the heart of the story and in the depths of which he will be thrown. They are the signs of the first awakening.Act I. Scene [...] Citește în continuare
At the beginning of January, theaters don’t usually have new performances. So, what I would like to talk to you about is not a new performance but a story that is as hot as a freshly baked loaf and which started twenty years ago. [...] Citește în continuare
Another ordinary day in a snow covered Moravian town. Carrying a bag in his hand he crosses the street, avoiding the cars not equipped with proper winter tires. I offer my hand to one of the few persons able to talk about the scruff of the pig and about Dostoievski with the same pleasure and [...] Citește în continuare
“The artist in me doesn’t need the mirror, but the woman, does”, confesses Leny Caler in her autobiographic work “The Artist and the Mirror” (Universal Dali Publishing House, 2002). Just like a dedicated collector, she exhibits with infinite care her professional and sentimental memories, shedding light over the uncovered treasures, without leaving aside, however, the [...] Citește în continuare
The abundance of angles Charlie Chaplin’s works can be looked at provides also the possibility of psychoanalytical reference between what was exposed on the film and Charlie Chaplin’s life. From Freudian perspective, Chaplin digs the source of his plots, as well as future political convictions in childhood. His parents were entertainers, Charlie comes into contact [...] Citește în continuare
At the Studio Hall of the Comedy Theatre, in Strindberg’s Fröken Julie (Miss Julie), directed by Liviu Lucaci, come together three energies successfully creating a universe and getting the message across. Strindberg’s world, risen from the darkened lands of humankind, as fits modern drama, comes to life in a set pertaining to Flemish painting. This [...] Citește în continuare
The passengers who were passing through the subway station Piaţa Unirii 2 on Saturday, 16th January, and did not choose one of the two directions of the Track 2 or did not leave the station, had the chance to watch the most recent performance of Masca Theatre, namely “Pierrot le fou”. Some people stopped on [...] Citește în continuare
Yorick, as you well know, is not a journalist. God forbid, this job didn’t even exist when he was born, but it was invented in the meantime, so, compared to me, it is a young lass that he is looking at with a little bit of admiration, and some humour… [...] Citește în continuare
In one of the past issues of the magazine, I was talking about the first of the bilingual albums – English and Romanian – published at the end of 2008 by the Romanian Cultural Institute, which follows, through photos, the steps Andrei Serban has taken in theatre and in opera. [...] Citește în continuare
A staging that went unseen by critics and commentators of the cultural phenomenon in 2009 was They have their whole life ahead of them, directed by Alina Rece. Hosted by the capital’s Nottara Theater, the play is part of the Buletin de Bucuresti project (Bucharest ID), which provides an opportunity for directors that have graduated [...] Citește în continuare
Alina Epingeac The safest choice for a director is the tackling of a classical text. No matter if the mise en scene turns out to be more or less coherent , if the setting is innovational or it better fits in the trolls asserted by the part or if it has or not success, the [...] Citește în continuare
Last year, in autumn, we suggested to have a weekly magazine of theatre. Here we are in 2010 and Yorick goes on! I do not intent to speak about the projects on the ongoing year – you will explore them when the time comes – or about what happened and, especially, did not happen in [...] Citește în continuare
You might think Yorick has gone on a long, neverending holiday and is currently idling away in some chalet, brooding on this, that and whatnot. But you know Yorick, he does ponder things indeed. However, he cannot complain about the winter holiday which has just come to an end, though he is generally a mess [...] Citește în continuare
