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Cain's Hat (2001)
Mystery of murder and law. Cain and Moses, the two murderers, under one hat. Cain killed. He struck down his brother with a stone. We hardly know anything else about him. Cain is a murderer. Moses killed. Then he wrote in stone "THOU SHALT NOT KILL". Moses, the lawmaker. Movement-dance, dance injected with arts, body-poetry, thought theatre.
Performed by: Tamás Bakó, Gábor Goda, Bea Gold, Kiss Erzsi - guest artist, Péter Lipka,
Choreographic assistant: Ildikó Mándy, Composer: Erzsi Kiss, Light design: Gábor Kocsis, Costume design: Kriszta Remete,
Director/choreographer: Gábor Goda
’In the beginning was the Stone...
Stone in the heart. Stone in the hand. Stone in the head.
You could also be Cain if suddenly you were to become one of many, where once you were the only One.
Where everything that once belonged to you becomes common property.
And where is Abel? Poor Abel.
- Poor Stone -
(Cain Didn't Even Have a Hat)
The hat has not existed since the beginning of time. The hat had to be invented. Those driven into perpetual flight held their hands above their heads in fear of the wrath of Yahweh. Then, suddenly, their hands just stayed there. It happened something like this.
Ever since then the hat has been a peculiar object. It is the symbol of respect, concealment, defence and protection. It separates and binds, protects and conceals. It suggests humility and fear. Just as the hat conceals the mark of Cain, so too can it brand with its own distinctive mark.
Cain is a master in the art of camouflage. He hides away his true self. He is pure kindness, pure mask. Moses is rebellious and yet meek. In order to curb his own aggression he passes laws and then forces them upon everyone else. If someone disobeys the law he "boils over and raises Cain". The performance can be viewed as a series of stories involving Cain which are told in a different way every time. We on the other hand search for the meaning of things. We have inherited Cain's rage and Moses's laws - we are endlessly running amok.’ (László Upor)
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