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Laziness, as an art

"Oblomov", Bulandra Theatre

Posted in Arts and culture on Wednesday, November 17, 2004

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You can still go to Toma Caragiu section of Bulandra Theatre, and see the show which, at the UNITER 2004 Gala won the best play of the year. And deservedly so. The play is called « Oblomov », dramatized after I. A. Goncharov’s work.

The producers present the show as a praise to laziness. But it just as well could be one’s plead to be left alone, to be left in peace. Or, it could also be viewed as an irrefutable proof that the amalgam between love and inadequacy can lead to insoluble unhappiness.

In any event, there once was a man by the name of Ilya Ilici Oblomov, who managed to bring « laziness » to an art form, who essentialized it to such an extent that he made it a philosophy of life, while he became a sort of Socrates who detested to get out of bed. Rightly so, since beyond the comfort of his bed, there lays disaster, in its many forms: it’s cold, the world moves about chaotically, people lose their dignity for glory and money, nothing makes sense, everything is useless.

He’s not a resigned stoic, nor is he a recluse who denies the world around him; he’s pure and naive, and he rather belongs to those like Prince Mishkin and The Candide. However, unlike the Dostoyevskian prince and the Voltairian character, Oblomov does not want anything to do with the world. And this is not due to some ideology or a secret belief, but simply because once he gets involved in the world outside his bed, he starts getting into trouble.

All of a sudden, though, something happens to him and makes him explode, and it is the only thing that compels him to leave his present condition and abandon his bed: he falls in love. If you wish to know what happens next, go to the theatre and find out.

A certain aspect of Ilya Ilici Oblomov’s character lays in each and every one of us. His concerns, his upsets, and his reclusion are all states that we experience at different times in our lives. In that sense, the play will make you access those states from within yourselves.

Mrs. Mihaela Tonitza Iordache’s excellent dramatization, the superb scenography of Mr. Buhagian, and the remarkable directing of Mr. Alexandru Tocilescu, are only rivaled by the wonderful Sebastian Papaiani and Virginia Mirea, who collect standing ovations. Although Ion Besoiu plays a supporting role, he is unforgettable. Oblomov is played by Mihai Constantin. A heavy, extremely soliciting role that the actor fulfills very well, even remarkably well… on a good day.


Bulandra Theatre
Sala Toma Caragiu
J.L. Calderon Str. 76A
Tel: 212.05.27
e-mail: office@bulandra.ro
web site: www.bulandra.ro

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