LA DIVINA COMMEDIA :

INFERNO The Secret Memoirs of a Genius
PURGATORIO An Intellectual Autobiography
PARADISO An Anatomy of Melancholy

 

Directed by Tomaž Pandur
Written by Nenad Prokić based upon La divina commedia by Dante Alighieri

Dramaturg and Assist. Director Livia Pandur

Dramaturg Stas Ravter
Set Designer Marko Japelj

Costume Designers Svetlana Visintin, Leo Kulas
Choreographer Maja Srbljenovic Turcu

Composer Ljupco Konstantinov
Translation and Adaptation Livia Pandur, Stas Ravter
Translation of the original Andrej Capuder 
Light Designer Franci Safran

Photo Angelo Bozac


Cast: 


Dante Brane Sturbej

Vergil Matjaz Tribuson

Beatrice Ksenija Misic

Scipio Jr. Livio Badurina
Lucifer, Statius, The Holy Order of the Rose of Paradise Radko Polic

and

Milena Muhic, Peter Ternovsek, Sonja Blaz, Aljosa Rebolj, Rado Pavalec, Rados Bolcina / Primoz Ekart, Anica Kumer, Irena Mihelic, Ivica Knez, Zvonko Funda, Franci Gabrovsek, Anica Sivec, Maja Adusa Vidmar, Irena Varga / Alojz Svete, Natasa Sirk, Alenka Cilensek, Lidija Simonic, Josipina Babic, Georgeta Radasan, Florin Ibrasi, Sergiu Moga, Edward Clug, Valentina Turcu, Pia Mlekus / Adriana Ciota, Cleopatra Purice, Helena Krieger / Klavdija Stanisic, Ronald Savkovic, Julian Ermalai,  Gabriel Marin, Boris Arko, Sarah Akif

 

Premieres March 27, 1993 - Inferno; April 03, 1993 - Purgatorio; April 10, 1993 - Paradiso 
Produced by The Drama of the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor, Slovenia General Manager Teo Pajnik Artistic Director Tomaz Pandur Technical Director Danilo Rosker Executive Producer Lidija Klenovsek  Assistant to Executive Producer Lane Sokolovski Public Relations Branka Nikl Klampfer

 

 

Tours and festivals :

 

1993 The Borstnik Festival, Maribor, Slovenia, 1994 Festival Szene, Salzburg, Austria - Inferno (performed in Maribor), 1995 Fundateneo Festival, Caracas, Venezuela, Festival Theaterformen, Braunschweig and Hannover, Germany, Festival Szene, Salzburg, Austria - Purgatorio (performed in Maribor)

 

Awards:

 

The Borstnik Festival Maribor 1993

The Award for Direction - Tomaz Pandur
The Award for the role of Dante - Brane Sturbej
The Award for the role of Vergil - Matjaz Tribuson
The Audience Award for the role of Scipio Jr. - Livio Badurina
The Award for Costume Design - Svetlana Visintin, Leo Kulas
The Award for Make-up - Halid Redzebasic, Mirjana Djordjevic

The Preseren Foundation Award 1994 (Slovenia) for costume design - Svetlana Visintin, Leo Kulas

 

Documenatition:

Knocking on Heaven's Door - a documentary film, Festival Szene, Salzburg, Austria - 1996 
BITEF on video - a documentary film, Festival BITEF, Belgrade, Yugoslavia