Beckett
Based on “Krapp’s last tape” by Samuel Beckett Premier in South Korea, 2008 Winner of “The best direction” award from 24th international theatre festival - Łomża, Poland 2011
Duration: 45 Min
Concept, Direction, choreography: Mehdi Farajpour
Performer: Mehdi Farajpour
Sound: Masoud Mardan
Scenography & Costume: Mehdi Farajpour
Director assistant: Stanislaw Bitka
Director adviser: Youngoh won
Filming: Euna Yun
Photo: Sangdon Yun
Graphic: Katarzyna Zawistowska
Special thanks to: Jee hyun lee, Soyoung lim, Euna yun, Sangdon yun, Juyoung eum, Kyoungsuk Baek
Supported by Hooyong performing Art’s center - Nottle theatre company
Note of director, Choreographer:
Some people live in their past life, beside the memories. Some other, live in the future, beside the dreams. So, they all loose the present time. I say,
Retold, Directed & choreographed by Mehdi Farajpour
Since 2004, Krapp has started turnning in my head in order to find a proper way to expose itself. But I have never been letting it to start working on for years. The reason was “Beckett” himself, since he is a particular writer. It s hard to free yourself as director from the atmosphere created by Beckett. He does not let you on the stage to do what you like. Soon or late, you will find yourself on a way which is made up by Samuel Beckett. I wanted to challenge with this subject. The path on which I found interesting to start the challenge was Text. It means the foundation of the Beckett’s concept. The concept was to pass through words into movement/dance….
Mehdi Farajpour / Hooyong performing Art’s center/ 2008
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