MODERN MAN OR MOLIÈRE’S HYPOCRITE?

Performers benefited from their delay. The crowd at Slomšek trg square waited and waited, even though there were other performances taking place nearby. The crowd attracted other visitors and got bigger by the minute and the last to come didn’t really know what they are waiting for. The show began with sounds of the accordion and a line of colourful smurfs. “There they are,” someone yelled. But the parade marched past the crowd and away from the stage.

The performers stopped at the other side of the square and the audience got confused. But soon, a song of the band Molerjada filled the air and marked the beginning of the show.

Adaptation of Molière’s comedy is a part of the international project sponsored by French director Jean-Luc Prevost, in collaboration with Ana Monroe Theatre and former ŠUGLA students. The theme is hypocrisy that is still as present as it was 300 years ago. This characteristic goes well with the Slovene stereotype we like to deny and ignore. "I think the society today took a step too far in our country. We pretent nothing is going on and that everything is all right. The reality is far from that,” said Goro Osojnik about the message of the performance.

The performance was marked by several characters of Moliere that communicated with the audience. The humorous presentation of accepting and strengthening social values in a social system represent an individual being trapped in a social net.

"The audience was great, everyone participated and danced. They all claimed they are diplomatic. It surprises me that the audience always participates in the performance. Maybe they recognize the closeness of hypocrisy," added Osojnik.