theater  | at the Hangar Parapluie (carreau de la mine Rodolphe) in Pulversheim | running time 1 hr 50 mn | for adults
not advisable for audiences under 18
in Hungarian with French supertitles

thursday 6 october 2011 at 19 h 30
friday 7 october 2011 at 20 h 30

by Kornél Mundruczó and Yvette Bíró

The ruthless theatre of the young genius Hungarian director and filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó deals with the people on the margins of humanity, presenting characters who are “monsters,” an exceptional selection of actors who reveal the brutality of this world. Mundruczó is inspired by a novel by the brothers Strugatsky, creating for us a society which declines its responsibility for some of its worst actions, such as human trafficking. The blunt, provocative characters, the enthralling yet horrible story, the sets make Hard to be a god a special kind of unrelenting reality show which invites the spectator to observe -- himself. Five men have kidnapped some prostitutes and are holding them in two trucks. Hoping for a better future, they have all given up their freedom. They have made up their own rules for the little kingdoms defined by the four walls of the trucks. One of the actors becomes a sort of witness, following this journey into hell. Intense, spectacular, Hard to be a god is a piece like no other, an experience which will leave an indelible mark on the life of each member of the audience.

clip : http://vimeo.com/15629198

bus 1hr before the performance / departure from La Filature Thursday at 6:30 PM and Friday at 7:30 PM / extra fare for the bus 7€, ticket windows T 03 89 36 28 28.
tour of the mine Rodolphe / admission free / a proposition by the Association Groupe Rodolphe, 45 mn before the performance / Thursday at 6:45 PM and Friday at 7:45 PM
a bar as well as a restaurant space will be offered.

Itinerary : de Mulhouse (au niveau d’Illzach), prendre la D430 en direction de Guebwiller. Prendre la sortie 5 en direction de Bollwiller - Écomusée - Bioscope - Alex-Thur. Au rond-point, prendre la seconde sortie et continuer sur la route de Guebwiller (D429). Prendre à gauche l’allée Robert Schuman (allée qui mène à l’Écomusée) et suivre la signalétique spécifiquement mise en place.

dramaturgy Viktória Petrányi, Éva Zabezsinszkij / sets, costumes Márton Ágh / music János Szemenyei / assistant to the director Dóra Büki / technical direction, lighting András Éltető / sound, video Zoltán Belényesi, János Rembeczki / props Gergely Nagy / dressers Stone Patrick Matondo / with Gergely Bánki, János Derzsi, Marina Gera, László Katona, Diána Magdolna Kiss, Zsolt Nagy, Roland Rába, János Szemenyei, Orsi Tóth, Kata Wéber

Production Proton Cinema 2010. Coproduction Alkantara Festival, Lisbon / Baltoscandal, Rakvere / Culturgest, Lisbon / Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels / Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam / Theater der Welt 2010, Essen / TnBA, Théâtre national of Bordeaux in Aquitaine / Trafó – House of Contemporary Arts, Budapest. Project coproduced by NXTSTP with support from the Cultural Programme of the European Union.

With the support from the General Council of the Haut-Rhin, in collaboration with the Association Groupe Rodolphe. La Filature thanks to the city of Pulversheim, the General Council of the Haut-Rhin and the Association Groupe Rodolphe.