The three canticas of Dante’s Divine Comedy are the Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise – a trilogy that seeks to stylishly unite the tenth anniversary of the Maladype Theatre’s work, starting with the Inferno – instead of realms shrouded in mist, we’re faced with precisely defined, measurable and detailed sections of Space.
The Afterlife, where Virgil and Beatrice lead us isn’t some unearthly, hollow phantasmagoria, but rather Life itself, in an exaggerated, denser, deeper and higher form, in a higher register – just like theatre itself. Dante projects the faded stages of the tale of souls from an inner time to an outer space, where they receive a defined assignment and a clear enunciation.
This afterlife is just as concerned about the living as it is with the dead, however the deceased have a special vision that still links them to their lives, coupled by a timeless memory. Dante felt that man was created to experience joy and that the highest form of happiness lies in utilizing our intellect and searching for truth.
The Maladype Theatre proved the validity of this statement on many occasions over the course of the past decade, since it consistently followed its own creative path through its chosen themes, pieces, individual approach and unusual plays. The performance staged on the 31st of March is the joint effort of many artists from many different branches of art, who will “embark on a shared journey” to the Inferno. Apart from Mihály Babits’s classic script, Ádám Nádasdy’s new translation will surface as well, which he specifically prepared for this occasion.
Their journey will be no mere mundane trip, but rather an ecstatic, otherwordly passage fraught with medieval visions and modern perspectives on the nature of mankind and art…
