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Event
Nordost
On October 23, 2002, 42 Chechens storm the Dubrovka Theatre in Moscow. The siege lasts 57 hours and costs 170 people their lives.
The company that created and performed Chernobyl: The Opera for sold-out audiences is proud to present the North American premiere of Torsten Buchsteiner's Nordost, a play about violence, desperation, and resilience.
Produced and performed by an all-female cast and crew, Nordost tells the harrowing story of the 57-hour hostage crisis in Moscow's Dubrovka Theatre and its shocking culmination from the perspective of three very different women: Olga (Elizabeth Kirkland), a Russian mother, has saved for months to bring her husband and young daughter to the theatre to see the first original Russian musical. Zura (Chelsea MacDonald), a young Chechen widow, travels to Moscow as a suicide bomber, trained to avenge her country and her slain husband. Tamara (Randi Edmundson) is a paramedic and single mother called to the scene of the crisis, with ties to the Chechen conflict of her own. As lives and families are forever altered, these three
women find new sources of strength, resistance, and empathy.
At a time when terrorism, rebellion, and imperial military muscle (not to mention Vladimir Putin) are once again dominating headlines, Nordost invites audiences to examine contemporary issues through past events. Who are
the "others", known to us only through their violent acts? Are they terrorists? Freedom fighters? Murderers? Revolutionaries? Is there any way, amidst the atrocities committed by both sides, that we might come to understand each other?
David Tushingham's translation commissioned by Company of Angels, London, and first presented at the Salisbury Playhouse Studio in April 2013.
The Troika Collective is a multi-disciplinary performance collective that uses Eastern European history and culture as a lens to explore universally resonant stories and themes.
For more information on the show and the artistic team please visit thetroikacollective.com.
WRITTEN BY
Torsten Buchsteiner
TRANSLATED BY
David Tushingham
DIRECTED BY
Aliya Griffin
FEATURING
Randi Edmundson
Elizabeth Kirkland
Chelsea MacDonald
LIGHTING DESIGN
Jessica Han
PRODUCTION
DRAMATURGY
Lauren Kresowaty
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LocationHavana Theatre (View)
1212 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X4
Canada
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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