Progress and Melancholy
Babka presents PROGRESS AND MELANCHOLY at fortyfive downstairs, Flinders St, Melbourne. PROGRESS AND MELANCHOLY is “A new physical theatre work based on Anton Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD. ” Using the skeleton framework of Chekhov’s play and some of the functions of some of his characters, six actors/dancers and a musician: Todd Macdonald, Nadja Kostich, Majid Shokor, Christophe Le Tellier, Paea Leach, Sara Black and Ernie Gruner, under the direction of Bagryana Popov, explore “people’s behaviour during a time of upheaval…. depict(ing) profound social change and disorientation…… to impart a sense of the transience of all things.” The actors…