Are we defined by what they dress us in, or do we have the right to be the seamstress of our own destiny?
When the freedom of one ends where the freedom of another begins, how is it possible that they rub against your skin? Daniela Špinar, in her first independent project since the end of her era at the National Theatre in Prague, presents a reimagining of the famous opera about swamps, in which it is easy to get lost even without fairy-tale mazes. Sometimes it’s hard to accept who I am, sometimes it’s hard to accept who others want to be seen as.
Rusalka, Prince, Countess – and the Witch. Adapted by Daniela Špinar and with music by SOPHIE, the archetypal story turns into a disturbing drama of human identity.
