Director
Waiting for Superman
Wives in Dough
Original project based on Slovenian folk songs
Opening Night
4 November 2022
Small Stage
Duration:
100 minutes
Creators
Cast
Nataša Keser
The Spring-She
Ivana Percan Kodarin
The Summer-She
The Autumn-She
The Winter-She
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.
Awards
2023
Šelig Prize for Best Production 53th Week of Slovenian drama, Kranj
Borštnik Award for a Comprehensive Approach to Material Treatment 58th Maribor Theatre Festival
Zvezdana Mlakar — Best actress Award 53th Week of Slovenian drama, Kranj: The Winter-She
Ivana Percan Kodarin – Borštnik Award for Young Actress 58th Maribor Theatre Festival: The Spring-She
Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia Award for Best Production of 2022
Festivals
2023
53th Week of Slovenian drama, Kranj
58th Maribor Theatre Festival Festival Borštnikovo srečanje
Media
metropolitan.si, 8. november 2022, Alma Rahne
Koridor – križišča umetnosti, 18. november 2022, Živa Kadunc
Družina, 16. novembra 2022, Edvard Kovač
Radio Študent, 15. novembra 2022, Lara Pustinek Miočić
SiGledal, 8. november 2022, Blaž Gselman
Delo, 8. november 2022, Vesna Milek
3. program Radia Slovenija, 4. november 2022, Žiga Bratoš
SiGledal, 4. november 2022
Delo, 16. oktober 2022, Katja Cah
si21.com, 6. oktober 2022
Delo, 5. oktober 2022, Nina Gostiša
Dnevnik, 5. oktober 2022, Gregor Butala
rtvslo.si, 4. oktober 2022
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