Beckett

Based on “Krapp’s last tape” by Samuel beckett

Created in South Korea - 2008

Winner of “The best direction” award from 24th international theatre festival - Łomża, Poland 2011

Duration: 45 Min
Concept, Direction, Choreography: Mehdi Farajpour
Performer: Mehdi Farajpour
Sound: Masoud Mardan
Scenography & Costume: Mehdi Farajpour
Director assistant: Stanislaw Bitka
Director adviser: Youngoh won
Filming: Euna Yun
Photo: Sangdon Yun
Graphic: Katarzyna Zawistowska
Special thanks to: Jee hyun lee, Soyoung lim, Euna yun, Sangdon yun, Juyoung eum, Kyoungsuk Baek

Supported by Hooyong performing Art’s center - Nottle theatre company

Note of director, Choreographer:
Some people live in their past life, beside the memories. Some other, live in the future, beside the dreams. So, they all loose the present time. I say,

Krapp: “Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn`t want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn`t want them back. I end… I end…I …end”

[Curtain]

“Krapp`s last tape” by Samuel Beckett
Retold, Directed & choreographed by Mehdi Farajpour

Before to start creating BECKETT, for almost 5 years, Krapp has been circulating in my head in order to find a proper way to expose itself. But I never let it till I have got an occasion to work on the main concept in Hoyoong Perfoming Arts center in south Korea 2008. No need to say that Samuel Beckett is a particular writer. It s hard to feel free as director in the atmosphere which is created by Him. He does not let you to do what you will. Sooner or later, you will find yourself caught in the world made up by Samuel Beckett and I did want to challenge this. The most interesting way to start this challenge was to challenge on the Text. It tried to go such deeper till few words, silence and movement/dance….

Mehdi Farajpour / Hooyong performing Art’s center/ 2008

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Representations:

- Nottle theatre company - South Korea 2008

- MDK culture house - Opole - Poland 2009

- Eko Studio theatre - Opole - Poland 2009

- Arkadash theatre - Koln - Germany 2009

- International theatre festival - Tczew - Poland 2010

- 1st International Stockholm fringe theatre festival STOFF - (Supported by French institute) Sweden 2010
- 24th international theatre festival LOMZA, Poland 2011
- 15th International contemporary theatre festival ZADAR SNOVA, Croatia 2011