Tomaz Pandur, who has made his mark in the international theatre community with his extravagant projects, is coming back to his hometown after spending eleven years abroad. Pandur, a genius for some and a charlatan to others, will stage his latest show, "Tesla Electric Company", in Maribor in early May.
Pandur told the press on Friday that the guest appearance would be his contribution to Maribor's bid for the 2012 European Capital of Culture. While he admitted that it was not simple to come home after he had been away for so long, Pandur said he could not but accept the invitation.
Pandur looked back to the time 18 years ago, when the Maribor theatre company under his leadership set the foundations for the European-style theatre that soon became the heart of what was then a foremost industrial town.
"Wherever I go even today people are talking not so much about my shows, but rather about the Maribor theatre, the Maribor Faustus, Maribor actors, while they refer to me as a Maribor director," said Pandur, who admitted that his stage fright was bigger than ever.
His production company Pandur.Theaters will stage Pandur's latest extravaganza at the SNG Drama Maribor theatre on 4 May, followed by two re-runs on 5 and 6 May. The show evokes the tragedy of Nikola Tesla, the genius scientist best known for his groundbreaking work in electricity and magnetism.
The multi-media show is based on the script by Darko Lukic, featuring Livio Badurina, Hristina Popovic Mijin, Felix Stroebel, Mijo Jurisic, Branko Jordan, Primoz Ekart, Gregor Gruden, Boris Benko and Primoz Hladnik. Rade Serbedzija, who appeared in the first version of the show, will not perform in Maribor.
Tomaz Pandur is considered to be a leading European director. He was the artistic director of the SNG Drama Maribor theatre between 1989 and 1996. During this period he directed the shows such as "Faustus", "Hamlet", "Carmen", "La divina Comedia" and "Babylon", which brought him worldwide acclaim.
In 2002 he founded Pandur.Theaters, a company that has co-produced his "Dictionary of The Khazars" (2002) and "One Hundred Minutes" (2003), and "Tesla Electric Company" (2006).
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