Ivan Cankar Institute for Culture, Sport and tourism Vrhnika
Cankarjev dom Vrhnika
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Slovenian permanent theatre of Trieste
Thomas Mann
MARIO AND THE MAGICIAN
Mario und der Zauberer, drama
Fridays, 13. March at 19:30
Directed By Ivana Djilas
Dramaturgy: Tatiana At Home
Costume Design: Jelena Prokovi /
Set Design: Sara Slivnik
Music By Bostjan Gombac
Choreography: Masha Kagao Knez
Light design: Jaka Varmuz
Proofreading: Barbara Rogelj
Costume designer assistant: Sasha Dragash
Mask: IR / Tony, Tina Lovric
Play:
Nikla Petrushka Panizon
Primoz Ekart
Primoz Vrhovec
Franko Carinthia
Primoz Forte
Light Up
Tina Gunzek
Francesco Borchi
Ivana Kresevich
Emil Canciani
Mario and the magician, a tragic travel experience is the first work published by Mann after receiving the Nobel Prize in 1929. The novel was written on a family holiday on the Baltic coast, while the autobiographical narrative described the resorts on the Italian coast, more precisely, the atmosphere amid rising nationalism and xenophobia during the rise of fascism. Like most of the stories Mann wrote before 1930, Mario and the magician is inspired by personal experiences.
The performance lasts an hour and 20 minutes, without a break.