Chronicle by Carmen Tărniceru
Traces is a vigorous struggle between nature and man. It is a dance that defies gravity, the known laws of speed and the human anatomy of dancers. With a sometimes captivating frenzy, the show reaches such wild, ferocious peaks that they give the impression to be transpositions of the most powerful narrative elements in the Lord of the Flies, of the brutality of losing contact with society. The characters seem to be cruel children caught up in their chaotic and violent rituals, who have never been “saved” by anybody. Somehow upside down here, because the incriminated part is the very civilization that has won the war of conquest in front of nature.
In an irregular zigzag, the characters turn into barbarians, have tumultuous and rushed movements, they jostle, they scramble, they throw themselves into a broken delicacy. Or they play tender classical dance gestures that make you think of the inner rustle of the natural, original sensibilities. The conflict of dissociation is present throughout the entire show, with excessively figurative and impeccably performed alternations of scenes, with a repetitive and clear message. Towards a devastating finale.
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"Theatre Chronicle @ Eurothalia" is a programme conceived by Daniela Șilindean together with the team of the German State Theatre Timișoara, within the Eurothalia 2023 European Theatre Festival, held between 20-30 September 2023, financed by the National Cultural Program Timișoara - European Capital of Culture in 2023.
