Noli me tangere

About the performance

An essay from the cycle of theatre essays SoToSpeak

The production is 1 hour long.

Can we tell the difference between the artist and the art? And if yes – how do we do it? In the theatre essay Noli me tangere by author and actor Draga Potočnjak, her co-performer Klemen Kovačič is half-seriously faced with this task, but actually only so that he, together with Draga, can face something more essential – why do we only ask these questions when the artist is burdened with the baggage of problematic political or personal points of view and inappropriate or even criminal acts? Handke, Riefenstahl, Rupnik? These stories often embarrass us, so we tackle them with our gloves on, but Draga and Klemen take them off in their essay and, without mercy, delve deep into the subject matter.

Noli me tangere is a part of the second edition of the cycle of theatre essays SoToSpeak, which brings the original author’s creations performed by the essay writers themselves. In this context, the term essay is used quite freely, denoting a text based on theory and a clearly accentuated literary dimension, if possible, enriched by personal connotations. According to the curator of the cycle, Boštjan Narat, "The point is precisely in us listening to the author and watching him/her performing his/her text. Even singers-songwriters are not necessarily the best interpreters of their own songs, and yet, we wish to listen to them, in particular."

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