The play "Tarzan - Lord of the Jungle" by the Podgorica City Theater, based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and directed by Tamara Vujošević Mandić and Davor Dragojević, will be performed on Sunday, February 9th in Podgorica, on the large stage of the Cultural and Information Center "Budo Tomović", at 12 noon.
The show is intended for ages five and up, and it delights audiences of all ages with its spectacularly designed choreography and story that is the prototype of a superhero that dozens of generations have grown up with.
"We have to understand the definition of superhero conditionally because he does not possess any super powers, he did not come from outer space, nor is he a reincarnation of mythical heroes. Tarzan, through a combination of bad circumstances, is adopted by a tribe of gorillas and grows into a strong, but above all noble and humane hero. We tried to move away from the colonial and romantic meanings typical of the time in which Edgar Rice Burroughs' book was written and created a stage story about nobility and love in jungle circumstances, with all the metaphors that the jungle carries with it," emphasized the dual authors Vujošević Mandić and Dragojević.
They pointed out that, when it comes to theatrical means, they opted for movement, choreography, and puppetry, while the dialogue segment is almost non-existent.
"We speak a theatrical language that is understandable to everyone, without any restrictions, intended for all ages, but different levels of perception. 'Tarzan - Lord of the Jungle' is a play for today's children, but we also intend it for adults whose literature of growing up was the books based on whose motifs we told our new and different story," they say.
The play stars: Milo Perović, Aleksa Balevi, Jelena V. Đukić, Miloš Kašćelan, Lara Dragović, Pavle Ilic, Anđela Radović, Vukan Pejović, Sejfo Seferović, Itana Dragojević, Anđela Marunović, Matija Memedović and Davor Dragojević.
The stage movement and choreography are by Tamara Vujošević Mandić. The set design, costume design and puppet concept are by Kiril Vasilev, and the assistant set designer is Enes Deari. The composer is Veselin Frenki Bogićević, the lighting design is by Ivan Vuksanović, and the video design is by Goran Brnović.
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