Russia at Al Madina Theatre
As part of the Beirut International Platform of Dance (BIPOD) 2013, Al Madina Theatre will be hosting a performance of “Russia” by La Veronal dance company.
Lake Baikal, located in southern Siberia, is the deepest lake in the world. Such is its water volume that if you spill it in the Earth’s surface, the planet would be covered by a layer of eight inches high. La Veronal’s performance Russia is a moving picture, a road trip to Lake Baikal. The protagonists are in front of a road that plunges into the forest. There is snow on the road. Russia is large and unknown.
They are forced to stay together, locked inside a vehicle. They spend the night listening to radio programs. The road leads them to be increasingly closer to the lake; however, they never get to see it. From the beginning, Russia is born with the will of never ending. Russia is the geographical representation of fear.
