The play "Tre sorelle", which was first performed in 2016 as a student play, returned to the stage on Monday evening, renewed, directed by Zoran Rakočević. The play was performed in the Great Hall of the Tivat Cultural Center, and was revived as a professional production of that cultural institution.
The author of the play, Stevan Koprivica, He says that he is very satisfied with the play and the collaboration with director Zoran Rakočević, and that the play will continue on the Tivat stage.
"It is interesting that some new meanings have emerged. It is not just about the interpretation of mentality, Boka, the south and depression, but also opens up questions that concern us very much today, and I see that the audience reacted to them. These are questions of rebellion and freedom. Such questions give this play new meanings and interpretations today. I believe that it will have a larger audience than the graduation play from 2016. The actors, who are still young now, show that they belong to the first line of the Montenegrin acting scene. Just as they rule the local scenes, they can also be representatives of Montenegrin culture on regional stages. This play fully proves that," said Koprivica.
Director of the Cultural Center, Goran Božović, He emphasizes that the play is extremely important because the theme is related to the Boka Bay, and adds that they will do their best to keep it in the Mediterranean opus.
"The theater play Tre sorelle, which was created in 2016, in cooperation with the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje as an exam student play, has undergone a revival and practically premiered as a professional theater production of the Tivat Cultural Center. The same story, actors and director, but still more mature and ten years older. We saw that the play gained new dimensions and depth. It is simply more meaningful and complete. The story is based on a legend, a story about love, passion, lust, unfulfilled desires, unfulfilled lives, church dogmas and social norms," Božović points out.
The play, he says, depicts how the Boka region's south, that dull palanka, unrealized lives and social penance drive people into illusion and fantasy in order to try to resolve internal and external conflicts. He also announces new performances.
"The play will also live on at Purgatorija. It will be performed in May at the RUTA Festival in Sarajevo," he adds.
Director Zoran Rakočević believes that the play had a quality interpretation at the Cultural Center, considering that it was created nine years ago on the stage of the Atrium Buća.
"It had its own givens, laws, space and ambience, which was also one of the actors of that event. I think it is ideal that the Cultural Center, in agreement with the author's team, decided to give us time and leave us seven days to work. It turned out that all parties were mature, especially the actors who are at an ideal age. We brought back a scene that we had removed nine years ago. We have reconsidered the new ambience, as well as the engagement. I believe that we are in a bigger problem as a society than we were nine years ago. It seems that we are digging deeper into this issue and finding new reasons to talk more about freedom, man and the fight for a better tomorrow. I believe that people did not come just to see the legend of Boka, this is certainly its dramaturgical adaptation, but they came to watch the play, no matter how much it belongs to one ambience and spatial genre. Here, the Mediterranean space is also cultivated as a festival as a distinctive artistic space and a space that opens pores, both for theater and for other arts. In that sense, the audience understands the play very well," he said.
The role of one of the three sisters is played by an actress Jelena Djukic, who recalled the origin of the play and reflected on its significance over the years.
"We all remember the beginning of work on the play, but we don't remember the premiere itself very well. This is often the case with exam plays, because then you carry the burden of educational responsibility, passing exams and everything that goes with it. I'm not sure how aware we were of what it all looked like at the time, but I know how we felt, it was wonderful to play in those years. I think we already celebrated our 25th performance in the first year, which was incredible for us, who were just starting out at the time. The strongest feeling I have today is that this is the play with which we graduated, but also the play with which we grew as actors. We played it for a long time, every year, and it left its mark on us. Consequently, this city, this institution, also left its mark on us, because we later worked here a lot, toured, and created other projects. That's why returning after nine years is very symbolic and emotional," she said.
Actor Pavle Popović He said that the revival of the play is significant for the entire ensemble, but also that the play has matured compared to its original performance.
"It's been a few years since the last performance, and now we've had a week of rehearsals and we've managed to upgrade both the roles and the play as a whole. I feel like everything is going much better now and my inner feeling is much better. Working on the renovation was beautiful, we really felt the glow of the text we graduated with again. It was a meeting of creatives, the audience and the energy of the class, and when all of that comes together, you get something truly special, like it was tonight," said Popović.
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