Premiere of the play “Pope Francis Wrestling with His Angel”

Written by on 2021-09-03

In Zadar, on September 4th and 5th, 2021, the premiere performances of the play “Pope Francis Wrestling with His Angel” by author and director Zlatko Paković will be held. The play is part of the “Nosi se” festival program.

Production: Teatro VeRRdi, ARKTIK – Institute for the Future, Shadow Casters

  • Premiere: September 4th, 2021, 20:30, State Archives in Zadar, exhibition hall
  • Reprise: September 5th, 2021, 20:30, State Archives in Zadar, exhibition hall

Ticket price: 40 HRK (due to limited seating, we recommend reserving tickets via email at rezervacijeteatroverrdi@gmail.com.)

Author and Director: Zlatko Paković

Cast: Vilim Matula, Mia Zara, Boris Bakal, Juraj Aras

Costume Design: Marija Šarić Ban

Costume Making: Vernarda Stipaničev

Customs of Anarchism Consultant: Zrinka Džoić

Photography: Adrijana Vidić

In this drama, God is defined as the creator of language that speaks truth about power within us and among us. Therefore, God is the language of freedom directed against power and its alliances, with the strongest being those within the structures of clericalism. Pope Francis has proclaimed clericalism as the greatest sin of the Christian Church to the world and the city. He has, namely, stamped the power structure in the Church as Satan. This structure, in turn, refers to Pope Francis as the Antichrist. This is a hidden historical struggle that we have set a trap in the play “Pope Francis is struggling with his angel”.

The program was realized with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Media, the City of Zadar, and Zadar County, supported by the Zadar Puppet Theater, the Concert Office, and the State Archives in Zadar.

Thank you for the support in lending costumes for the character of the Pope from the play “Michelangelo Buonarroti” to the Zadar Puppet Theater, and for the tattoo designs created by Tiamat Tattoo Studio in Zadar.





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