Theatre
Парадоксот на Диоген
Not translated into English
Tome Arsovski · 1961
Synopsis
In Skopje, the Splendid Hotel has collapsed, killing two people and causing heavy damage. The man who designed it and ran its construction site, the young engineer Draško Karovski, stands before the court. Testimonies and reenacted scenes retrace his life: the idealistic, modest student, the protector who launched his career, the loveless marriage, the love of his youth from Slovenia, the man who became greedy and vain. What remains to be seen is how much of the blame is his, and how much belongs to those around him.
Context
The play, in two parts, opens with a prologue in which the judge speaks of everyone's responsibility. The Macedonian National Theatre staged it on 26 December 1961, directed by Vukan Dinevski, with Dragi Kostovski as the engineer. With Обрачи and Чекор до есента it forms a trilogy about a hero out of step with his time. The title refers to Diogenes searching for a man in broad daylight with his lantern. The author drew from it the screenplay of a television film by Aco Aleksov, in 1975.
Who it is for
In Macedonian, with no French translation. It is worth knowing that the play follows the form of a trial, in which each witness reopens a part of the accused's past.
Prizes and reception
Staged at the National Theatre in Skopje, the play made its author known and is counted among the dramatic texts studied in the country.
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