Saltykov-Shchedrin's Dreams

Based on the works of M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin

Director — Lenerson Polonini (Brazil)
Costume Designer — Karina Casuchelli (Brazil)
Assistant Director — Marina Korneva
Video Design — Theo Ponciano
Sound Design — Wilson Sukorski
Lighting Designer — Ivan Volgin
Voice Coach — Natalia Kirdyanova

The play 'Saltykov-Shchedrin's Dreams' includes the author's most popular tales — 'How a Peasant Fed Two Generals', 'The Bear as Governor', 'The Carp the Idealist', and 'The Self-Sacrificing Hare'. Satirical tales that denounce human and social vices, celebrating kindness and honesty. Brazilian director Lenerson Polonini, following M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin's language, brings grotesque to the forefront, which serves as a tool for exposing human vices. Intertwined reality and fantasy in the play create an allegorical picture of the world, where through fabulous images, deep social problems are revealed. Today, the play 'Saltykov-Shchedrin's Dreams' is no longer satire on the Russian reality of the 19th century, it is a reflection of the modern world with its mores and characteristic features.