Fragment by Klaipeda Drama Theatre (filmed version)
FRAGMENT
Directed by Dmitry Krymov
Klaipeda Drama Theatre
Nov 21, 6:30 PM
Lark Theater, 547 Magnolia Ave, Larkspur 94939
Based on the third act motifs of Anton Chekhov’s “The Three Sisters”, world renowned director Dmitry Krymov’s latest work focuses in on Olga, the eldest of the three sisters. She, like many of A. Chekhov's heroes, attempts to overcome fate, something which does not allow them to save their cherry orchard, to become a writer or go to Moscow. They are doomed to fail. All that remains is the desire for each other, suffering and loneliness. Chekhov generally doesn’t dwell on the result, but on the attempt itself, and that is what makes his characters so close and dear to us. The goal of Krymov is that perhaps you will empathize with and love this very recognizable person who can't adequately protect herself, her love, and her home.
Presented in Lithuanian with English and Russian subtitles
“The course of the performance is like a labyrinth – as soon as the viewer settles into the content, environment and rhythm of the stage action, everything changes literally in seconds and a different situation begins in a different environment, in a different rhythm.” – Vēsma Lēvalde, Latvian theatre critic
“Fragment” allows one to feel aesthetic satisfaction, while enjoying the creation and destruction of scenic paintings based on Chekhov in Krymov’s own style. They are permeated by the experience of the history of Western art, and the present appears in them not through concrete, journalistic facts, but through emotion, mood, and the premonition of destruction.” – Leva Simonavičiūtė, Lithuanian theatre critic
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Event by Lark Theater
