STRANGERS
IN THE NIGHT
Acts of contemporary metamorphosis
The old world is dying.
The new one is slow to appear.
And in this chiaroscuro monsters are born.
Antonio Gramsci
A cross-disciplinary project inspired by Kafka's The Metamorphosis, delving deeply and ironically into the subtle line between reality and fiction, honesty and role-playing, concrete action and pantomime. How to survive emptiness, oneself, loneliness?
Dreamlike and subversively political, Strangers in the Night aims to blend social realism with tragicomic writing, opposing sentimentality and inviting the audience to reflect on the present through dark and biting humor. A meta-theatrical exploration, breaking the fourth wall and involving the audience in an escalation of madness, violence, and irony...
Seriously ironic, the compositional poetics employs the language of defeat to speak of hope, decay awaiting rebirth, the fall preceding (perhaps) the desired ascent.
The new co-creation signed by Jos Baker, Linus Jansner and Carlo Massari is part of the research journey on Metamorphoses and marks an important step towards the affirmation of the C&C Company’s distinctive compositional style.
Idea and project Carlo Massari
Co-created and performed by Jos Baker, Linus Jansner, Carlo Massari
In collaboration with Martina La Ragione, Chiara Osella
Music and sound composition Andreas Moulin
Script by Jos Baker
Tech direction Francesco Massari
Costume design Chiara Defant
A production by C&C Company
In co-production with Oriente Occidente, Fondazione Nazionale della Danza ATER Balletto, Transart Festival
Supported by ERT Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione / Teatro Nazionale – focus CARNE
With the contribution of Assessorato alla Cultura - Regione Emilia Romagna e MIC - Ministero della Cultura
Lenght 60'