THE CHRONIC LIFE,

directed by Eugenio Barba

Performed on Saturday 24 April 2015 at 7.00 p.m.

- after the performance - at 9.00 p.m. the spectators will have the opportunity to meet the actors. This meeting will take place at the Festival Club (hall in front of the bar)

and on Sunday 25 April 2015 at 5.00 p.m.

** The performance is not suitable for children under the age of 12

Venue: Gobbi Hilda Stúdio, Budapest, Hungary

THE CHRONIC LIFE

Dedicated to Anna Politkovskaya and Natalia Estemirova, Russian writers and human right activists, murdered by anonymous thugs in 2006 and 2009 for their opposition to the Chechen conflict.

CHARACTERS: a Black Madonna, the widow of a Basque fighter, a Chechen refugee, a Rumanian housewife, a Danish lawyer, a rock musician from the Faroe Islands, a Colombian boy searching for his father disappeared in Europe, an Italian street violinist, two mercenaries.

The Chronic Life takes place simultaneously in different countries of Europe in 2031, after the third civil war. Individuals and groups with different backgrounds come together and challenge each other driven by diverging dreams, deceptions and expectations. A boy arrives from Latin America in search of his father who has inexplicably disappeared. "Stop searching for your father" people tell him while escorting him from door to door.

It is neither knowledge nor innocence that saves the boy. A new ignorance helps him to discover his door. Amid the bewilderment of all of us who no longer believe in the unbelievable: that just one victim is worth more than any value. More than God.

Languages: Danish, Spanish, English, Romanian, Chechen and Basque

Duration: approx. 70 min.

ACTORS: Kai Bredholt, Roberta Carreri, Jan Ferslev, Elena Floris, Donald Kitt, Tage Larsen, Sofia Monsalve, Fausto Pro, Iben Nagel Rasmussen, Julia Varley.

TEXT: Ursula Andkjær Olsen and Odin Teatret DRAMATURG: Thomas Bredsdorff LITERARY ADVISOR: Nando Taviani LIGHTING CONCEPT: Luca Ruzza, Knud Erik Knudsen, Odin Teatret LIGHT DESIGN: Odin Teatret LIGHT ADVISOR: Jesper Kongshaug SCENIC SPACE: Odin Teatret SCENIC SPACE ADVISORS: Jan de Neergaard, Antonella Diana MUSIC: Odin Teatret, traditional and modern melodies Costumes: Odin Teatret, Jan de Neergaard TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Fausto Pro ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Raúl Iaiza, Pierangelo Pompa, Ana Woolf DRAMATURGY AND DIRECTING: Eugenio Barba