“A Ridiculous Poem” is the story of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, who was seized and prosecuted anew.
“A Ridiculous Poem” is a performance about revolt and humility, about suffering and compassion; about freedom and its worth. It is a performance about people, their God and their devil.
“‘A Ridiculous Poem’ is the most significant and intelligent major performance of recent years. It is an attempt to pose life’s hardest questions and to answer them.”
ОlgaYegoshina, Vash Dosug
“As directed by Ginkas, Dostoevsky’s texts always emerge as provocative, intelligent theatrical games, in which everything balances on the line between the permissible and the unacceptable. This production is an intellectual provocation that plays with the grotesque; it takes us on a dangerous and furtive journey that touches on things which rarely become the subject of theatrical productions.”
Roman Dolzhansky, Kommersant-Weekend
“The spectators find themselves totally in the power of the director’s will. In the ringing silence of the hall they are compelled to reflect on great questions. And when they come to afterwards, they experience that forgotten feeling of respect for theater and themselves.”
Nina Agisheva, Moscow News
In 2006 Igor Yasulovich received the Seagull award for his performance of the Grand Inquisitor; Kama Ginkas was honored as Best Director and Sergei Barkhin as Best Designer.
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DIRECTED BY
Kama Ginkas
SCENOGRAPHY BY
Sergey Barkhin
COMPOSER
Alexander Bakshi
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Gleb Filshtinskiy
With:
People’s Artist of Russia
Igor Yasulovich,
Nikolay Ivanov
Andrey Finiagin
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