Me & Stalin

2013

Me & Stalin

2013, Autobiographical Performance

written, created and performed: Nadia Tsulukidze (GE, NL)

co-written and directed: Dirk Verstockt (Bxl, B)

soundscape: Stef Van Alsenoy (Bxl, B)

production: StichtingTraum-A (A’dam, NL) & Boris vzw (Bxl, B) coproduction: Belluard Bollwerk Festival (Fribourg, CH), Frascati Producties (Adam, NL), Kaaitheater (Bxl, B), BIT Teatergarasjen (Bergen, NO), Slachthaus Theater (Bern, CH)
with the support of wp Zimmer (Apen,B), FondsCultureISud (CH), Theatre Zeebelt (Den Haag, NL), de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (Bxl,B), het Amsterdams Fondsvoor de Kunst (Adam, NL), Open Society Foundation, DasArts (Adam, NL).
Me & Stalin is a House on Fire co-production, realised with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union.
presented at The Belluard Festival in Fribourg, The Kaai Theatre in Brussels,The Meteor Festival in Bergen, The SchlachthauseTheater in Bern, The Frascati Theatre in Amsterdam

The Georgian performing artist, dancer and musician Nadia Tsulukidze meets in ‘Me & Stalin’ the 20ths century most prolific dictator Joseph Stalin presenting himself beyond death as a meticulously constructed Gesammtkunstwerk. His heritage on creating realities echoes till today in our globalised and corporate based societies. Nadia Tsulukidze interrogates through her imagination, vintage footage and music her position today as an artist, born and bred under the Soviet rule...

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2bQDxX6bzU

Full Video: https://vimeo.com/100471804