A Cabaret Night Without Borders
On Slovak stages, acting students rarely get the opportunity to experiment. They have the chance to explore cabaret-style performances and devised theatre, yet they seldom take full advantage of it. This contrasts with the production of Psyacha Buda (Doghouse) by the students of the Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, which is far more striking than what we would expect in Slovakia. On stage, they deliver something close to a revolt. They do not perform as individuals but as a perfectly connected group. Speaking of individual performances is almost impossible; despite the actors having the space to express themselves individually, the energy here functions collectively.