Details

Duration 170 Minutes
Language Italian
Subtitles Bulgarian

The director builds his entire concept based on the ideas of the #MeToo movement against violence towards women. The aim is to use art as a warning to society – a "red light" for acute social issues, as well as to suggest solutions for addressing them, which are encoded in the works. According to Znaniecki, Mozart himself predicted the contemporary social balance in which women will be the leaders. Michal Znaniecki places Don Giovanni in a "desperate primitive trial against incredible women. Modern and brave. Strong enough to follow him and punish him. Strong enough even to forgive his sins." Together with the set designer Luigi Scoglio (Italy), he makes analogies with Ovid's "Satyricon" and Fellini's film "Satyricon," moving the action to thermal baths as a place of indulgence, where the waters cleanse sins. For this purpose, a real pool with Roman mosaics is built on stage, and the space is transformed with the artistic lighting of Dariusz Albricht and the projections of Karolina Jačević, which incorporate drawings by the surrealist Rafał Olbiński. The transformation and symbolism in the second part of the performance are particularly interesting, as the action takes place 40 years later, and the life of the aging Don Giovanni has turned into a true "hell."

Creative Team

Dian Tchobanov

Dian Tchobanov

Musical director

Michal Znaniecki

Michal Znaniecki

Director

Luigi Scoglio

Luigi Scoglio

Set designer

Michal Znaniecki

Michal Znaniecki

Costume designer

Diana Theocharidis

Diana Theocharidis

Choreographer

Dariusz Albrycht

Dariusz Albrycht

Artistic lighting

Karolina Jacewicz

Karolina Jacewicz

Multimedia and projections

Dima Dimitrova

Dima Dimitrova

Assistant Director

Tsvetan Tsvetkov

Tsvetan Tsvetkov

Choirmaster

Anna Khimoroda

Featuring

Choir of Opera Plovdiv

Choir

Orchestra of Opera Plovdiv

Orchestra

Ballet of Opera Plovdiv

Ballet

Location

City House of Culture "Boris Hristov"

City House of Culture "Boris Hristov"

Boris Hristov - House of Culture in Plovdiv is a cultural venue named after the famous opera singer. It hosts concerts, theatrical performances, and other events, promoting the arts.