Ruslan and Lyudmila

New Stage, Small Hall

This is a stage adaptation of the well-known poem by Alexander Pushkin. The game here is an instrument of comprehending the world. The world is a “make-believe,” full of false beards and non-menacing monsters. A broom becomes a knight’s stead, and a bucket is turned into a helmet. Everything in this production is about playing with conventions, improvisation, and rowdiness, and there’s a whole lot of laughter, mostly at oneself.