The Last of the Soviets
The Last of the Soviets
The Last of the Soviets
The Last of the Soviets
The Last of the Soviets
The Last of the Soviets
The Last of the Soviets

The Last of the Soviets

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Theatre associations
Entry
CZK 200–250
Director
Petr Boháč
Language
English friendly
Release
21. 9. 2019
Author
Světlana Alexijevičová
Cast

Inga Mikshina-Zotova, Roman Mikshin-Zotov

A multigenre project about the power of the powerless influenced by the books of Světlana Alexejovič, who won the Novel Prize for literature.

Two Russian artists in exile reveal the cruelty of Soviet life with a good dose of dark humour. The award-winning Spitfire return to Edinburgh with a project influenced by the books of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich. Chilling jokes, the absurdity of the situation, and efforts at trivialisation are the key features of a production built on the testimonies of witnesses of wars, the Chernobyl disaster and the collapse of the USSR. Live cinema employing puppet animation and starring food, inspired by works of Jan Švankmajer, provides fitting stylisation.

Performing artists

Spitfire Company
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