Pupilija, papa Pupilo pa Pupilceks – reconstruction
Janez Janša’s theatre reconstruction of the cult and – for the Slovenian theatre – groundbreaking neoavantgarde performance by Dušan Jovanović brings about the spirit of the 60s, while at the same time exposes the distance toward that time and the procedures of the reconstruction.
The reconstruction of the performance, which is impregnated with the spirit of experiment and resistance, is itself an experiment, since reconstructions of performances are not common in Slovenia. The emphasis is thus on theatrical speech as well as on its contextualization and recontextualization. The performance is furnished with conversations and interventions by the original cast and also with reproductions of the responses to it. It stresses the procedures used in the original performance, with the focus on openness and non-formality.
Reconstruction and directing: Janez Janša
Production: Maska
Koproduction: Festival Ex-Ponto, Bunker – Stara mestna elektrarna
Premiere 18. 09. 2006
Pupilija today
The reconstructors put special interest in how to re-enact the following elements:
– commonness and unskilfulness
– non-spectacularity and extremity of execution
– open improvisation and folklore and military discipline
– collective mind and mindlessness
– open, non-aestheticized and non-linear language and political engagement
Cast
Reconstructed and directed by: Janez Janša
Created and performed by: Aleksandra Balmazović, Gregor Cvetko, Dražen Dragojevič, Lado Jakša, Alja Kapun, Boštjan Narat, Matjaž Pikalo, Dejan Srhoj, Ajda Toman, Irena Tomažin, Grega Zorc
Music: Gregor Cvetko, Lado Jakša, Boštjan Narat
Lead technician: Igor Remeta
Assistant director: Samo Gosarič
Projections: Samo Gosarič, Emil Hrvatin, Igor Štromajer
Camera operators: Gregor Lipičar, Iztok Sajdl
Montage: Gorazd Kernel
Makeup artist: Barbara Pavlin
Photography: Marcandrea Bragalini
Executive producer: Barbara Hribar
Postproduction: Tina Dobnik
Production: Maska
Co-production: Festival EX PONTO, Bunker Productions
Co-producer of video: Videoprodukcija Kregar
Sponsor: Elle magazine
