Confessions of Zeno
Confessions of Zeno is a puppet play by William Kentridge, Jane Taylor, Kevin Volans and the Handspring Puppet Company.
Original text
Based on the work of Italo Svevo., Confessions of Zeno was created in 2001 as a collaborative project between artist/director William Kentridge, the Handspring Puppet Company, composer Kevin Volans and writer Jane Taylor. It combines puppets and humans to explore the worlds of work and of erotic pleasure that sustain the life of the modern European bourgeoisie in the years before the outbreak of World War I. The central character (Zeno) recalls the great moments of indecision and irresolution that have marked his life, and that have set in place his unresolved relationships with his father, and his wife and his mistress.
Performance history in South Africa
2002: First produced by the Handspring Puppet Company in Grahamstown at the Guy Butler Theatre at the National Arts Festival (3–4 Jul 2002).
2003: Presented at the Spier Amphitheatre, Stellenbosch. Directed by William Kentridge, with Dawid Minnaar (6–8 February).
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