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an Nadahnuće za ovg predstavu crpli smo iz španskog filma Yo soy asi, о kabaretskom pozoristu u Barseloni koje je prinuđeno da zatvori svoja vrata. Film prati transvestite, njihove poslednje večeri, njihove poslednje predstave. Vidite ih kao stare ljude koji doživljavaju neverovatnu metamorfozu dim stupe na pozornicu. Cardenija govori upravo о toj energiji, all i о razlazu i prolaznosti, nadi i iluziji. Polazna tačka je poslednje veče tog kabarea. Ostatak materijala potiče od naših glumaca. Iskrene, divne price predstavljaju fantastičan materijal, koji je dala ta grupa. Naš zadatak je da ga stimulišemo, da ga izmasiramo. Posle toga, možemo da počnemo da ga filtriramo i stvaramo strukturu. Oni daju osnovni materijal za predstavu, koja prevazilazi njihove price. Nismo hteli da to bude dokumentarac u kojem ljudi pricaju svoje price. Već postoji mnogo odlicnih dokumentaraca о transvestizmu i transseksualnosti. Međutim, pozorišna predstava na tu temu nešto je sasvim drugo.

Frank Van Laecke: We derived our inspiration for this production from the Spanish film Yo soy as! about a cabaret theatre in Barcelona that is forced to dose its doors. The film follows the transvestites on their last evening, their final performance. You see them as old people undergoing an incredible metamorphosis as soon as they walk on stage. Gardenia is all about this energy, but it is also about saying farewell and transience; hope and illusion. Point of departure is the last evening of this cabaret theatre. The other material came from our actors. Honest, beautiful stories: the most wonderful material emerged from this group. It is our task to stimulate it; to massage it. After that, we can start to filter it and create a structure. Alain Plate!- They provide the basic material, for a production that surpasses their stories. We did not want It to become a documentary with people telling their stories. There are already plenty of excellent documentaries about transvestism and transsexuality. However, basing a theatrical production on this subject is entirely something else.

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