Zeno at 4 am / The Confessions of Zeno
Zeno at 4 am / The Confessions of Zeno A play based upon the novel by Italo Svevo, Libretto by Jane Taylor
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Original Text
Confessions of Zeno, created in 2001 as a collaborative project between artist/director William Kentridge, the Handspring Puppet Company, composer Kevin Volans and writer Jane Taylor, 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.
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Performance history in South Africa
2001: Directed: William Kentridge. Cast : Dawid Minnaar, Otto Maidi, Pumeza Matshikiza (tall), Lwazi Ncube (short).
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_Conscience
https://www.handspringpuppet.com/
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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