Caligula (2003)
The performance “Caligula” is a romantic tragifarce the participants whereof are forceless before their sovereign, and a human is ad absurdum miserable in his nothingness and servile obedience. Deaf stone walls… Sarcophagus-aquarium on the stage. This is where Caligula (V. Epifantsev) will come from, resembling a fantastic predatory fish. His servants are an innumerable array of obedient marionettes, submitting to any movement of this monster. What can a man given an absolute power over his likes come to? Caligula thinks himself the only free citizen in the Roman Empire. Neither God, nor people created a law which he will humbly bow his head to. Fear is the only feeling which Caligula recognizes as perfect. The passion is cruelty for him, love is violence…
Main Stage
Premiere was on 11 May 2004
Characters & Cast:
Caligula |
Vladimir Epifantsev |
Cesonia |
Elena Sotnikova |
Heligon |
Spartak Sumchenko |
Scipion |
Yriy Chursin |
Herea |
Oleg Lopuhov |
Senect |
Alexander Grave Evgeny Karelskih |
Merea |
Anatoliy Menshchikov |
Major-domo |
Aleksandr Prudnicov |
Muciy |
Maksim Bramatkin |
Lepid |
Evgeny Kosyrev |
Octavius |
Sergey Epishev |
Drucilla |
Maria Shastina |
Muciy’s wife |
Olga Lomonosova |
Crew:
Production |
Pavel Safonov |
Scenography |
Stanislav Morozov |
Сostumes |
Mariya Danilova |
Lighting |
Vladimir Amelin |
Translation |
Yuliya Ginsburg |
Choreography |
Albert Alberts |
Music |
Vladimir Maevskiy |