Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany,
a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day
he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved;
was not loved; and his life ended in disaster.
Thus begins Vladimir
Nabokov’s novel Laughter in the Dark: a grusome yet brilliant story
of Albinus. A man who is seduced by his own desire for a young
girl and leaves his wife and child. He later loses his sight and
deceived by his young lover and best friend. It is a tale of human
nature: hate, desire, evil and helplessness.
This classic story
is told through a series of visual and audio effects. The audience
experiences how their own senses are influenced and
challenged in combination with the main characters’.
Performers:
Albinus: Thomas Mørk
Rex: Johannes Lilleøre
Margot: Clara Fasting Prebensen
Direction, concept: Kirsten Dehlholm
Manuscript: Mogens Rukov
Choreography: Mette Ingvartsen
Music, performed live: Nils Frahm
Light design: Jesper Kongshaug
Sound design: Kristian Hverring
Set design: Kirsten Dehlholm, Adalsteinn Stefansson
Costume design: Henrik Vibskov
Production: Hotel Pro Forma, Republique
Co-production: Hotel Pro Forma, Republique, Sirenos Festival, Teart
Distribution: Quaternaire
PHOTO: Claudi Thyrrestrup
