As the new theater season gets underway, the live installations that have become Vilnius City Opera's business card have come to life. This time, as VCO art director Dalia Ibelhauptaitė said, the artists could not resist the idea of bringing them to the bustling Gediminas avenue, which has turned into a real boulevard, on October 12-15. of the characters of the returning "Faust": "After all, the composer Ch. By the time of Gounod and his "Faust", the dark streets of Paris had been replaced by boulevards illuminated by the newly invented electricity, and all the courtesans had been herded inside. From that, cabarets started to appear, and in our performance, the scene that takes place here is probably the most impressive."
There were more reasons to populate the windows of the "Vaga" bookstore with a living installation - after all, it all started with a book... Is Goethe's classic well known to everyone, or should no one hear the true stories and wanderings of Doctor Faustus, discovered and recorded by historians. The book always inspires artists to go on journeys, during which even the most boring and serious story becomes attractive and relevant for today; for hikes, during which book characters really "step out" from its pages. It would be hard to deny that it is precisely the most striking, reference works of the classics that often contain not only the noble, but also the wild, unbridled sides of a person.
After all, Faust himself at the end of his life desired physical pleasures, which became the driving force of the entire story. Therefore, nothing in our life is and should not be dull and boring, as long as it is serious. In the VCO troupe's performance, the side of carnality, sexuality and lust is best revealed by the works of the young and talented choreographer John Ross (UK). Both the cabaret dances and the passionate Walpurgis night at the premieres did not leave anyone indifferent. According to the creator himself, the story of "Faust" inspired him to create bright and ambiguous images that would not illustrate events, but involve the viewer with their atmosphere and sensations. Well, speaking of dancing, Deividas Meškauskas, a dancer from the "Fausto" troupe, is so looking forward to the rehearsals that he couldn't stop when he saw such an installation and even organized his own small photo session!
Yes, the girls of the decadent "Faust" cabaret escaped from the book, through the opera, to the festive Gediminas Avenue on Friday evening, attracting the attention of passers-by. The dancers wore cabaret stage costumes designed by the Olivier Award-winning British theater designer Jon Morrell. The British artist VCO donated a total of 200 original fruits of his imagination for the decade's production, which will soon be on display in the Congress Palace.
