The Oedipus Story
On the road, a disillusioned storyteller is fleeing from Creon's
city. A single actor portrays all the characters. Jocasta comes to
life without being present: materially she is no more than a long,
raven-black wig and a length of brocade animated by the actor who,
at the same time, represents the young Oedipus. Under the brocade,
however, the spectator "sees" the passionate body of Jocasta, still
young enough to love, responding to the caresses of the young
warrior. In the emotion of the embrace, the queen says to her young
king: "You are just a boy! You could be my son!". And the spectator
experiences, in its simplest form, the refined cruelty of the
superior powers and their joyful ravages as they fulfill to the
letter that which human beings whisper in their happiest
moments.
Created in Holstebro.
Actor
Toni Cots
Text and
directing: Eugenio Barba
Assistant director: Bernard Colin
Language: The
actor speak in the language of the place where the performance
takes place
Number of spectators per
performance: 150
110 performances from
February 1984 to 1990
On Tour
Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Hungary,
Italy, Norway, Peru, Spain