ХИНКЕМАН
Theater „Golden Yelets”
Macedonia
author:
Ernst Toller
director:
Tamara Stojanoska
Cast:
Boban Aleksoski, Talija Nastova, Driton Vejseli, Ane Blazovski, Leonida Gulevska, Branko Mihajloski
Adaptation: Tamara Stojanoska
Translation: Tamara Stojanoska and Boban Aleksoski
Author’s texts: Tamara Stojanoska and Boban Aleksoski
Music: Luka Tošev
Poster Design and Marketing material: Bojana Cilevska
Scene Design: Tamara Stojanoska
Selection of costumes: Tamara Stojanoska in consultation with Vesna Mihajlovska
Light design: Tamara Stojanoska in consultation with Sašo Todorovski – Šture
Making of Specific Props: Kron, Mosha Art
Photography and Video: Tamara Malkoska
The”Hinkemann” project is based on the anti-war and expressionist drama (Der deutsche Hinkemann, 1923) by Ernst Toller, whose greatest inspiration was the current historical context and the time in which he was creating. The text tries to convey the spiritual situation of the people and at the same time demands justice and a better future in order to correct the crooked image of the society at that time. We recognize ourselves in Toler’s text even today, and with that we have to ask ourselves if anything is changing in the depth of human behavior. This text is a kind of exploration of the brutal forces that govern our world – wars, social injustices, and the ruthless systems of economic power that prey on the working class. “Hinkemann” is like a mirror of our society built on cruelty, money and prejudice, and those who are different in any way, always, in any historical context are ridiculed or rejected by the crowds. Hinkemann encourages us to see the world through the eyes of those who are marginalized and discriminated against and provides a message of understanding, empathy and togetherness. Through his journey, we are reminded that every individual, no matter how broken or different, deserves dignity and compassion. This is a call to build a society that helps people instead of pushing them to the margins – a society where empathy is a source of strength, transforming not only individuals, but the world around us.
‘’He who has no strength to dream,
has no strength to live.’’
Duration:
105 min.
Language:
Macedonian