Accessibility

Waiting for Superman

Wives in Dough

Original project based on Slovenian folk songs

Director

Živa Bizovičar

Opening Night

4 November 2022

Small Stage

Duration:

100 minutes

Folk songs, ballads and customs of a nation reveal a bygone era. What kind of life did our ancestors have, what kind of stories did they sing to each other while working, what was taboo, what was important to them, what made them laugh, what made them sad? What about our female ancestors? What was life like for women in a traditional society we learn about from folk songs?

In Wives in Dough, we learn about the women of the past through four seasons, each of which is presented by one actress. The cyclical time of nature governed traditional society and people. Everything is born, develops and finally dies. But not conclusively, somehow death just makes room for new birth, life and growth. Nature and society live on.

In spring, a little girl, still moist from the morning dew, is amazed to discover the world around her and its principles. In summer, under the scorching sun, when it is difficult to find shade and to take refuge in its coolness, a young girl faces the burst of love, the first pangs and pressure of a society that has charted her path for her. And then the grapes grow ripe on the vine and a mother’s child grows up. Autumn is a time of joy; during the dressing of the flaxen season, women are finally allowed to be what they were previously denied – loud, voracious, cheerful, mischievous. Unfortunately, this only lasted for a day or two, after which women were returned to the only role they had in traditional society – that of mother. This was often marked by pain and difficult choices. As we move from the outdoor meadows, pastures and fields to an indoor space confined by the four walls of our homes in autumn, winter is a time to review the previous year and prepare for the coming year under the auspices of our elders. We listen to the stories we have learned, perhaps those we have almost forgotten, and those that repeat themselves time and time again.

Creators

Creative team

DRAMATURGS

Iva Štefanija Slosar and Nik Žnidaršič

Drama Igralec: Iva Štefanija Slosar and Nik Žnidaršič | odpri ustvarjalca

SET DESIGNER

Maruša Mali

Drama Igralec: Maruša Mali | odpri ustvarjalca

COSTUME DESIGNER

Nina Čehovin

Drama Igralec: Nina Čehovin | odpri ustvarjalca

SOUND DESIGNER

Gašper Lovrec

Drama Igralec: Gašper Lovrec | odpri ustvarjalca

VOCAL COACHES

Melani Popit and Matej Kastelic

Drama Igralec: Melani Popit and Matej Kastelic | odpri ustvarjalca

VIDEO DESIGNER

Janez Škrlec

Drama Igralec: Janez Škrlec | odpri ustvarjalca

LANGUAGE CONSULTANT

Jože Faganel

Drama Igralec: Jože Faganel | odpri ustvarjalca

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Bor Ravbar

Drama Igralec: Bor Ravbar | odpri ustvarjalca

Cast

Nataša Keser

Ivana Percan Kodarin

Festivals

2023

53th Week of Slovenian drama, Kranj

58th Maribor Theatre Festival Festival Borštnikovo srečanje

Media

Dnevnik, 5. oktober 2022, Gregor Butala

Tesen stik z življenjem

Show allHide
Close