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«Orestes and the Flies of conscience»
Performance, political satire, eccentric comedy, dystopia, 65 min.
Directed and written by Evgeniya Rudyuk
Premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia (Theatrical studio "VINCI") on 28 of June, 2025
This performance is based on Sartre's play "The Flies" and the ancient Greek cycle "Oresteia" by Aeschylus. It is a political satire, describing the society which is devoid of any morality except the philosophy of comfort and collective guilt.
According to the new author's interpretation, Electra is waiting for her brother Orestes to return to his hometown of Argos, where their father Agamemnon was killed, and now the tyrant Aegisthus rules. But instead of a hero brother, Elektra meets an overly well-mannered young man, raised on the philosophy of a superman and completely unwilling to take revenge. Elektra has to take her fate and the future of the city into her own hands. She achieves her goal—but at what cost?
In the proposed plot, the viewer will be able not only to sympathize with the main characters, but also to laugh at the absurdity of reality in a metamodern way, as well as immerse themselves in the cultural space of the Soviet myth.
This story is about how a victim becomes an executioner. The message is that in an era of tyranny, it is better to become a victim than an executioner.
Artistic production group:
Set designer - Varya Vovsi
Production designer - Maria Asha
Props designer - Anastasia Pavlova
Choreographer - Olga Vasina
Lighting and sound artist - Konstantin Karelin
Cast:
Elektra - Irina Velikaya
Orestes - Alexandra Zatsepilina
Jupiter - Anastasia Batanova
Egisf - Aziza Tashkhanova
Nietzsche (Teacher) - Rita Olendskaya
Two Flies - Maria Teteryuk, Anna Olshanetskaya
Argos citizens - Tatiana Luneva, Anna Pavlova, Victoria Alikaeva
Performance, political satire, eccentric comedy, dystopia, 65 min.
Directed and written by Evgeniya Rudyuk
Premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia (Theatrical studio "VINCI") on 28 of June, 2025
This performance is based on Sartre's play "The Flies" and the ancient Greek cycle "Oresteia" by Aeschylus. It is a political satire, describing the society which is devoid of any morality except the philosophy of comfort and collective guilt.
According to the new author's interpretation, Electra is waiting for her brother Orestes to return to his hometown of Argos, where their father Agamemnon was killed, and now the tyrant Aegisthus rules. But instead of a hero brother, Elektra meets an overly well-mannered young man, raised on the philosophy of a superman and completely unwilling to take revenge. Elektra has to take her fate and the future of the city into her own hands. She achieves her goal—but at what cost?
In the proposed plot, the viewer will be able not only to sympathize with the main characters, but also to laugh at the absurdity of reality in a metamodern way, as well as immerse themselves in the cultural space of the Soviet myth.
This story is about how a victim becomes an executioner. The message is that in an era of tyranny, it is better to become a victim than an executioner.
Artistic production group:
Set designer - Varya Vovsi
Production designer - Maria Asha
Props designer - Anastasia Pavlova
Choreographer - Olga Vasina
Lighting and sound artist - Konstantin Karelin
Cast:
Elektra - Irina Velikaya
Orestes - Alexandra Zatsepilina
Jupiter - Anastasia Batanova
Egisf - Aziza Tashkhanova
Nietzsche (Teacher) - Rita Olendskaya
Two Flies - Maria Teteryuk, Anna Olshanetskaya
Argos citizens - Tatiana Luneva, Anna Pavlova, Victoria Alikaeva
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