Drago Jančar

The Great Brilliant Waltz

Director: Diego de Brea

Schedule

27.05.2013	at 19:30	SNG Drama Ljubljana, Ljubljana
04.06.2013	at 20:00	Old Hall	Tickets
09.06.2013	at 19:30	HNK Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
15.06.2013	at 19:30	SNG Drama Ljubljana, Ljubljana

Premiere: 29 September 2012, Old Hall

Co-production with Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Maribor 2012 - European Capital of Culture

Political drama

Jančar’s drama The Great Brilliant Waltz (1985) metaphorically speaks about "re-education” of the people who disturb a usual political and social order. The co-production will be included in the official programme "Maribor – European Capital of Culture 2012”.

Cast

SIMON VEBER, historian, also Polish rebel Drohojowski - Vladimir Vlaškalić
KLARA, his wife - Ksenija Mišič
Mateja Pucko
LJUBICA, anglicist, also painter - Mirjana Šajinović
VOLODJA, male nurse - Vlado Novak
DOCTOR, director of the institution - Gregor Baković
EMERIK, pianist - Kristijan Ostanek
SAVEL PAVEL, PAVEL - Alojz Svete
Nejc Ropret
RAJKO, a solitary - Matija Stipanič
SENIOR EXPERT FOR METAPHORS - Tadej Toš
JUNIOR EXPERT FOR METAPHORS - Matevž Biber
KAPETAN, army officer - Vojko Zidar
1st and 2nd MALE NURSE - Ivica Knez
DOBERMAN, a stammerer - Viktor Meglič
NURSE - Eva Kraš
CHOPIN - Jože Šalej
Bojan Maroševič

Set designer Hans Georg Schäfer
Costume designer Leo Kulaš
Music selection Diego de Brea
Language consultant Metka Damjan
Polish language consultant Majda Wozniak
Make-up artist Mirjana Djordjević
Lighting designers Diego de Brea, Hans Georg Schäfer