The R.А.А.А.М Theater from Estonia has presented its stage production at the Alp Arslan National Drama Theater as part of the International Theater Festival.The Theater’s name sounds like the word frame’ (in Russian).
Apparently, that is why the young company’s experimental, dynamic and emotionally-charged work is associated with a pattern interwoven with bold ideas of the director.
Directed by Merited Art Worker of the Udmurt Republic Damir Salimzyanov, the production entitled Now Is Not The Right Time For Love’ is based on Brazilian playwright Guilherme Figueiredo’s play A God Slept Here’.
...It tells about the ancient world cloaked in mystery, the commander Amphitryon, and the birth of Hercules.Infused with allegories and grotesque that touch responsive chords in the hearts of the audience, the story explores burning issues through the comic elements: the causes of wars, what the characters and crowds are driven by, the long-standing controversy between men and women, and the choice between a family and duty...
Expressive acting with improvisation coexists in harmony with the director’s concept. Undoubtedly impressive are the original stage sets laconic in style and color, but conveying intended meaning.
The actors’ ancient Greek-style costumes as well as the entire performance have a modern look.
Dialogues, gestures, flexible and graceful movements everything is so perfectly balanced that the distinction between the past and the present is blurred and the characters of this intricate tragic and comic parable look very contemporary. I will take the liberty to assume that thanks to Damir Salimzyanov and the actors, the play will be extensively quoted.
Thank you very much to the Estonian Theater for the beautiful and wise story told in the language of eclectics.