 | The Farm in the Cave Theatre Studio will present "SCLAVI/The Song of an Emigrant" April 3-5 in the University Theatre. The performance, which marks the Czech group's North American debut, is co-sponsored by the Yale Repertory Theatre and the World Performance Project at Yale. |
Farm in the Cave Theatre Studio, a performance group based in the Czech Republic,
will make its North American debut with “SCLAVI/The Song of an Emigrant,” a
story about an individual’s search for his place in the world, on Wednesday-Saturday,
April 3-5, at the University Theatre, 222 York St.
T H I S
‘SCLAVI’ tells tale of emigrant’s
search for his place in
the world
The troupe’s performance and related events are being sponsored by the
Yale Repertory Theatre and the World Performance Project at Yale.
Farm in the Cave (named after Federico García Lorca’s family farm)
was founded in 2001 by Viliam Docolomansky — also the director of “SCLAVI” — to
be an international theater studio focused on the creation, development and
research of human expression. Since then, the award-winning company has performed
in the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Croatia, Slovakia, Great Britain, South
Korea, Italy, Spain, Argentina and Colombia.
“SCLAVI/The Song of an Emigrant” draws on folk songs, letters from
emigrants and a novel by Karel Capek to tell the story of an anonymous worker’s
return to his village in Slovakia after attempting to find his fortune in America.
(The Latin word “sclavi” means both “Slavs” and “slaves,” and
Slavs still remain a cheap labor force in today’s world.) The returning
worker finds himself in a virtual no-man’s land, without rights, a family
or cultural identity. The work blends raw physical action and live music as it
follows the emigrant’s effort to fit back into the fabric of his homeland.
This will be the only American performance of “SCLAVI.” After leaving
New Haven, the Farm in the Cave Theatre Studio will continue their world tour
in Brazil.
“SCLAVI/The Song of an Emigrant” will be presented at 8 p.m. nightly.
Tickets range from $20 to $48, with group discounts also available. Tickets can
be purchased online at www.yalerep.org/wpp; by phone at (203) 432-1234; or in person at the Yale Rep Box Office, 1120
Chapel Street (corner of York).
The following free events will be be held in conjunction with the troupe’s
visit to New Haven.
Director Docolomansky will be the guest at a master’s tea at 4 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 2, in the Trumbull College Master’s House, 100 High
St.
There will be a symposium on interdisciplinary performance at 4:30 p.m. on
Friday, April 4, in Rm. 208 of the Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St. The
event will be moderated by Emily Coates, artistic director of the World Performance
Project at Yale.
There will also be a “Talkback” discussion with members of the
Farm in the Cave Theatre Studio following the April 4 performance in the University
Theatre.
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