Ciril Kosmač
The Ballad of the Trumpet and the Cloud
Mini teater and Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television of the University of Ljubljana
Schedule
| 09.04.2025 | at 19:30 | Prešeren Theatre Kranj, hall |
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Crew
Director: Žiga Hren
Dramaturg: Iva Štefanija Slosar
Stage disagner: Karolína Kotrbová
Costume designer: Nina Čehovin
Music selection and sound design: Lucas Carboni Kopše, Žiga Hren
Ligh design: Domen Lušin
Language consultant: Martin Vrtačnik
Cast
Neža Dvorščak
Alja Krhin
Marko Rafolt
Jure Šimonka
About the performance
The Ballad of the trumpet and the cloud tells the story of a farm in the coastal region of Tolmin within the framework of a narrative about the writer. This narrative is not only the story of Jernej Temnikar, an old farmer and his heroism, but of what heroism brings with it and what is left behind.
That is why the external context - the narrative of the writer Majcen trying to write a story about a hero - is important for understanding the work. We learn from the very beginning that Temnikar's expedition to kill the members of the White Guard who set out to kill the partisans is a heroic act. The hero stories are also clear. They do not focus on whether the hero will succeed (if he does not, then he would not be a hero and would not be written about), but rather on how and what challenges he will have to face before, at the limits of his abilities, he will nevertheless achieve his goal. Temnikar's physical strength is failing, he struggles with internal dilemmas, whether he should go on a long walk in the snow and try to save the partisans, or stay at home and live out his (peaceful) death. And he decides to g. In doing so, she commits himself to death, but he does not sacrifice himself. There are few people who live in such isolation that they do not, knowingly or unknowingly, draw others into their sacrifice. He also sacrifices his family and the whole farm. The Nazis come for revenge. Their arrival is not a surprise to Temnikar, as long as he has thought at all about the consequences of his decision, and also not for the readers of the work. The burning of the area (and its people), as a "retaliatory measure" for direct or indirect support of the partisan movement, was a known behavioral pattern of the occupiers. Burning is neither an exception nor a surprise, but the rule and a pre-calculated possible consequence (it does not diminish the value of the occupiers' crimes, nor does it justify them).
Duration: 140 minutes, one intermission
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