Based on the novel by Damir Karakaš
Memory of the forest
Kids grow up, but the trees never forget.
Premiere: Gavella Drama Theatre (2018)
The adaptation is based on the novel Memory of the forest by Damir Karakaš, a partly autobiographical story about a boy with a heart condition growing up in rural Lika. While the dramatic situations depict a basic — and often harsh — reality, they are countered by the boy’s inner world of imagination, shaped onstage through live music and sound images created from a variety of objects. This distinctive musical-sonic code gave the play a strong lyrical atmosphere, set in counterpoint to the cruelty of the story itself.
Director: Tamara Damjanović
Dramaturge: Nina Bajsić
Authors of adaptation: Tamara Damjanović & Nina Bajsić
Set designer: Dinka Jeričević
Costume designer: Marita Ćopo
Conductors: Katarina Ranković & Nenad Kovačić
Choreographer: Nikolina Medak
Light designer: Zdravko Stolnik
Photos: Ante Delač, Goran Mehkek