blinde henne
synopsis: the theatre piece is based on the texts by the classical author nikolai gogol — specifically, the romantic comedy the marriage and the mystical tale viy. from the material of both literary works, the theater group creates something entirely new. but will it be a spooky love drama or a sentimental horror story? buttercream and monsters? gingerbread without an oven? open-heart surgery to vanilla songs?
in the end, one question remains: will the philosophy student choma brut uncover the truth, and will panotchka find her life partner?
madmix will unravel the mysteries — in search of meaning and nonsense, happiness and eternal love — till life do us part.
credits: technical setup, lighting – divdene miteva, andrew connolly-gilchrist
costumes – tamar karenashvili
musical direction – ilia gussarov
sign language translation – gudrun hillert
artistic direction, stage direction – nikki berstein, dascha malygina
cast:
gogol – ilia gussarov
dunyasha – tamar karenashvili
housemaid – juri paprzycki
student – alexander bondarenko
choma brut, philosophy student – antje ansorge
witch – tina schulz
panotchka, also the witch and merchant’s daughter – simon sommer
kotschkarjow, entrepreneur – anne sperling
fjokla iwanowna, matchmaker – sasha büttner
scrambled egg – lea haßkerl
suitor anutschkin – victor vallbracht
suitor schewjakin – ilia gussarov