There is an actor (João Pedro Vaz) who comes on stage to introduce the scenery (which is not there) and the characters (in the background, standing still). The words he speaks are those of the Austrian writer Peter Handke, who wants to tell us about his family of Slovenian origin; the Nazi occupation his ancestors fought against; their loved ones who died from bullets from one side and the other of the barricade.
The play, written before Handke won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2019, is called Tempestade Still and is playing at the Teatro Aberto in Lisbon after making a splash on stages in Austria and Germany. There is nothing surprising. This is a tribute to those who fight, those who resist even in unequal battles and even in the face of an enemy who seems invincible. From the original text, which, according to playwright Vera San Payo de Lemos, “must last several ten hours in its entirety,” the essentials were selected to convey the message: no one is invincible, but victory tastes bitter.
“Those who resisted the Nazis in Carinthia, where the story takes place, were persecuted after liberation,” explains João Lourenço. “And Peter Handke, who is pessimistic, shows this. This tells us that there will never be such a generation again. Knows how to fight. I’d like to think there’s no reason,” he concludes. Starring: Carolina Picoito Pinto, Christa Alfayate, Luis Barros, Manuel Sa Pessoa, Mia Enriquez, Sergio Praia and Susana Arraiz.
Author: Ana Maria Ribeiro
Source: CM Jornal
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