Pagal Vladimiro Majakovskio kūrybą „TRYLIKTAS APAŠTALAS, arba DEBESIS KELNĖSE“ (Rež. Jonas Vaitkus)

The Thirteenth Apostle, or A Cloud in Trousers

Based on Vladimir Mayakovsky’s works

Running time: 2h 20min

Premiered on: 20 September 2019

Performed in Russian, with Lithuanian captions

Creative team:

Directed by: Jonas Vaitkus

Set, Costume and Lighting Design by: Jonas Arčikauskas

Score and Projection Design by: Oleksandr Shymko

Choreography by: Povilas Fokinas

Stage Manager: Nadežda Pereverzeva

Assistant Director: Leokadija Dabužinskaitė                                               

Cast:

Valentinas Krulikovskis, Dmitrij Denisiuk, Valentin Novopolskij, Viačeslav Lukjanov, Telman Ragimov, Aleksandra Metalnikova, Evelina Fokina-Vosylienė, Jevgenija Gladij, Jevgenija Rusakova, Anžela Bizunovič, Vladimir Serov, Artūras Aleksejevas, Jurij Ščiuckij, Maksim Tuchvatulin, Nikolaj Antonov, Vidmantas Fijalkauskas, Jelena Ragimova, Jekaterina Makarova, Larisa Popova, Valentina Lukjanenko, Vera Stasenia, Artur Svorobovič, Edita Gončarova, Jevgenija Karpikova, Andrius Darela, Vladimir Dorondov, Liuda Gnatenko, Aleksandr Kanajev, Juliana Volodko

The director, Jonas Vaitkus, defines the genre of this performance as “a futuristic metamorphosis and farewell concert”, inspired by the early poetry of the Russian futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893–1930) – his eponymous tragedy Vladimir Mayakovsky (1913) as well as the poems A Cloud in Trousers (1914) and Backbone Flute (1915).

In the production, which features almost the entire cast of Vilnius Old Theatre, Vaitkus seeks to evoke the inherent need for truth and justice, to shake up, awaken a society that is sleepy and over-saturated with entertainment.

Mayakovsky’s distinctive poetic style was shaped at the intersection of the complex and dramatic artistic explorations of the 20th century. The avant-garde literary and artistic movements of that time aspired to create the art of the future. As a result, futurism was born – a current that denied and despised the culture of the past and the traditional norms of social life, as it exalted the rhythm of industry and embraced the cult of the metropolis. The poet’s early lyrics are permeated with dualism and contradiction – the loneliness of the narrator and his inexorable longing for company; the power of art and its inability to change the course of existence; the uncertainty of the future and a negative attitude towards the existing reality. The conflict between the poetic persona and reality, which pervades the structure of all futuristic poems by Mayakovsky, becomes particularly relevant and recognisable in the context of the 21st century.

Režisierius ir scenarijaus autorius – Jonas Vaitkus
Scenografas ir kostiumų dailininkas – Jonas Arčikauskas
Muzikos ir vaizdo projekcijų autorius – Oleksandr Shymko
Choreografas – Pavelas Fokinas
Režisieriaus asistentas – Andrius Darela

Spektaklyje vaidina:
Poetas – geležinis – Valentinas Krulikovskis / Dmitrij Denisiuk
Poetas – paprastas jaunuolis – Valentin Novopolskij
Poetas – revoliucijos šauklys – Viačeslav Lukjanov
Poetas – bedievis – Telman Ragimov
Lilia Brik – Aleksandra Metalnikova
Lilia – balerina – Evelina Fokina – Vosylienė
Veronika Polonskaja – Nuotakėlė – Jevgenija Gladij / Jevgenija Rusakova
Buvusi Poeto nuotaka – Anžela Bizunovič
Senis su juodomis katėmis – Vladimir Serov
Žmogus be akies ir kojos – Artūras Aleksejevas
Žmogus be ausies – Jurij Ščiuckij
Žmogus be galvos – Maksim Tuchvatulin
Žmogus su ištįsusiu veidu – Nikolaj Antonov
Žmogus su dviem bučiniais; Lavut – Vidmantas Fijalkauskas
Nuotaka ir Moteris su ašarėle – Jelena Orlova
Nuotaka, Moteris su ašara ir Studentė – Jekaterina Makarova / Larisa Popova
Nuotaka ir Moteris su ašarų ašara – Valentina Lukjanenko / Vera Stasenia
Komjaunuolis - invalidas – Artur Svorobovič
Nuotaka ir pirma komjaunuolė – Edita Gončarova
Nuotaka ir antra komjaunuolė – Jevgenija Karpikova
Marinetis – Andrius Darela
Komjaunuoliai: Dmitrij Denisiuk, Vladimir Dorondov, Valentinas Krulikovskis, Telman Ragimov

Būsimų nuotakų, jaunikių ir čekistų choreografinė – vokalinė instrumentinė grupė ir atsisveikinimo koncerto dalyviai: Artūras Aleksejevas, Andrius Darela, Dmitrij Denisiuk, Vladimir Dorondov, Vidmantas Fijalkauskas, Liuda Gnatenko, Aleksandr Kanajev, Valentinas Krulikovskis, Viačeslav Lukjanov, Telman Ragimov, Artur Svorobovič, Juliana Volodko