Monodrama o ljubavi prema rodnom kraju inspirirana je tradicijom i poviješću naroda sjevernobanatskog okruga, Kikinde. Kroz tradicionalnu glazbu, arhaične instrumente, cirkuske vještine, folklorni ples, neverbalni teatar, lutkarsku animaciju i klovnovsku interakciju s publikom, Lala, glavni lik, publici predstavlja legendu o nastanku poznatog para Lale i Sose.
Režiju potpisuje Li Delong (Lee Delong), ugledna američko-francuska glumica, redateljica, pedagoginja klovnovskog teatra i spisateljica s više od trideset godina umjetničkog rada. Formalno obrazovanje stekla je u prestižnom kazalištu Bouffes du Nord, gdje je radila s Peterom Brookom, te na L’École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq u Parizu, gdje danas živi i surađuje s istaknutim umjetnicima poput Alaina Gautréa, Carla Bosa, Donalda Biena i drugih. Održala je brojne radionice klovnovskog teatra diljem Europe i Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Njezina monodrama “Absolutely Reliable”, koju je radila s Ralfom Welzerom, pobijedila je na Edinburgh Festivalu 2019. godine i dobila priznanje časopisa Financial Times. Monodrama “Mistero Buffo”, nastala u suradnji s Draženom Šivkom, osvojila je sedam nagrada za najbolju predstavu i glumu na međunarodnim festivalima diljem Europe. Li je ostvarila i brojne uloge na televiziji i filmu.
Glumac, glavni producent i inicijator projekta je Stefan Ostojić. Diplomirao je na Akademiji umjetnosti u Novom Sadu u klasi profesora Ljuboslava Majere 2017. godine. Od tada je nastupao u kazalištima u Kikindi, Kraljevu, Novom Sadu i Subotici, gdje je bio zaposlen u Dječjem kazalištu. Dobitnik je nagrade za najboljeg glumca u dječjoj predstavi na Festivalu profesionalnih kazališta Vojvodine (2018) za ulogu Toma Sawyera u predstavi Avanture Toma Sawyera, nagrade za najboljeg glumca na festivalu Vragolaste pozorištarije u Smederevskoj Palanci za ulogu muške cipele u predstavi Par cipela (2019), nagrade za najboljeg glumca na festivalu Zvezdarište u Beogradu za ulogu čarobnjaka u predstavi Izvini mama, kao i godišnje nagrade grada Kikinde za humanitarni rad u sklopu Humanitarnog teatra „Gusani u magli“ (2013).
Glumac: Stefan Ostojić
Režija: Li Delong (Lee Delong)
Tekst: Stefan Ostojić i Li Delong
Produkcija: Grad Kikinda, Grindex, Compagnie Lark, Teatar Gusani u magli
Sponzori: Narodno pozorište Kikinda
Asistentica redateljice: Anja Popadić
Umjetničko istraživanje: Sonja Beloš, Nikola Gajić i Milan Vujić
Kostimografija: Irenke Virag
Dizajn: Igor Kovačević
Nos: Joanna Bassi
Posebna zahvala: pozorištu Lane, časovničaru Piokeru, KUD-u Gusle, Perici Samcu, Peđi Karanoviću, Jeleni Vujević, obitelji Holoman, obitelji Hegarti Lovet, braći Erikson te mami i baki koje su hranile Li.
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LALA
Stefan Ostojić
This monodrama about love for one’s homeland is inspired by the tradition and history of the people of the North Banat district and the town of Kikinda. Through traditional music, archaic instruments, circus skills, folk dance, non-verbal theatre, puppet animation, and clown interaction with the audience, Lala, the main character, presents the audience with the legend of the origin of the famous couple Lala and Sosa.
The production is directed by Li Delong (Lee Delong), an acclaimed American-French actress, director, clown teacher and writer with over thirty years of artistic experience. She received her formal training at the prestigious Bouffes du Nord, where she worked with Peter Brook, and at L’École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, where she now lives and collaborates with renowned theatre artists such as Alain Gautré, Carlo Boso, Donald Bien and others. She has led numerous clown workshops across Europe and the United States. Her monodrama “Absolutely Reliable”, created with Ralf Welzer, won at the Edinburgh Festival in 2019 and was recognised by the Financial Times. Another monodrama, “Mistero Buffo”, created with Dražen Šivak, received seven awards for best performance and acting at international festivals across Europe. Li has also appeared in numerous television and film projects.
The performer, main producer and initiator of the project is Stefan Ostojić. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad in the class of professor Ljuboslav Majera in 2017. Since then he has performed in theatres in Kikinda, Kraljevo, Novi Sad and Subotica, where he was employed at the Children’s Theatre. He received the Best Actor in a Children’s Performance award at the Festival of Professional Theatres of Vojvodina (2018) for his role as Tom Sawyer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the Best Actor award at the Vragolaste Pozorištarije Festival in Smederevska Palanka for the role of a male shoe in A Pair of Shoes (2019), the Best Actor award at the Zvezdarište Festival in Belgrade for the role of a magician in Sorry Mom, as well as the Annual Award of the City of Kikinda for his humanitarian work within the Humanitarian Theatre “Gusani u magli” (2013).
Performer: Stefan Ostojić
Director: Li Delong (Lee Delong)
Text: Stefan Ostojić and Li Delong
Production: City of Kikinda, Grindex, Compagnie Lark, Theatre “Gusani u magli”
Sponsors: National Theatre Kikinda
Assistant Director: Anja Popadić
Artistic Research: Sonja Beloš, Nikola Gajić and Milan Vujić
Costume Design: Irenke Virag
Design: Igor Kovačević
Clown Nose: Joanna Bassi
Special thanks to Theatre Lane, watchmaker Pioker, KUD Gusle, Perica Samac, Peđa Karanović, Jelena Vujević, the Holoman family, the Hegarty Lovet family, the Erikson brothers, and to Li’s mother and grandmother who fed her.