Titus Andronicus

“TITUS ANDRONICUS” by Shakespeare, Den Nationale Scene, Bergen, Norway 1993

A pure geometrical space mirroring the spectators’ space. Naked men in basins of hot water. They receive massage by slaves, they are dried, perfumed. Their fat bodies are hidden in military outfit. The space is gradually broken up by unseen strong machines under the floor. The feast of violence can start…