A performance inspired by the essay “The Soul of Man Under Socialism” and the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
Adaptation, script and direction: Nenad Čolić
Featuring: Vera Jovanović, Stojan Simić, Darko Nikolić, Marko Potkonjak
Assistant Director: Marko Potkonjak
Executive Director: Dubravka Vujinović
Serbian Sign Language Interpreter: Vera Jovanović
Set and Costume Design: Ivana Čolić
Visual Design: Ivana Čolić
Artistic and Technical Collaborator: Dejan Stojković
Photography: Jelena Mitrović
Produced by: PLAVO Theatre – Theatre Laboratory
Supported by: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia
Texts by Oscar Wilde: “The Soul of Man Under Socialism”, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
The performance is accessible to both deaf and hearing audiences.
A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not even worth glancing at,
for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing.
And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail.
Progress is the realisation of Utopias.
—Oscar Wilde
“The core theme of this performance could be described as a ‘meeting’ — a meeting of two worlds, the world of the deaf and the world of the hearing. Oscar Wilde’s works, The Soul of Man Under Socialism and The Picture of Dorian Gray, turned out to be an exceptional narrative framework, giving this encounter a third dimension: the dimension of togetherness. The artistic aspect of that togetherness enabled us to achieve the result we were seeking. And that result is an atmosphere of equality — which, in our opinion, should be the goal of every inclusive project.”
—Nenad Čolić, PLAVO Theatre
