Sokol did not love him
Drama
Fabijan Šovagović

130 minutes including 1 intermission

Sokol did not love him

CNT in Osijek and GDK "Gavella" A poignant story about the fates of the people in a Slavonian village swept into the whirlpool of war, where the passing of columns signals who are currently the punishers and who the punished, remains worthy of theatrical exploration, analysis, and performance even today.

Sokol did not love him

The text, which begins in Ladimirevci during the third year of the plague called World War II, has long since become a cultural touchstone. This is evident both through the theatrical performance brought to life at Gavella on March 12, 1982, with the author of the text in the lead role, and through Branko Schmidt's film debut in 1988. Šovagović’s dramatic chronicle (as the author genre-classifies it) — a cultural and ideological essence of Slavonia — premiered at the Osijek theater on May 19, 1983, under the direction of Joško Juvančić. Sokol did not love him now returns in the best possible way: a co-production between the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek and the Gavella City Drama Theater, merging the mentioned flatland landscape with the “arena” of its premiere, under the direction of Filip Šovagović.

"Sokol did not love him" is an organic Croatian drama. In its organic authenticity, it holds the power of ancient drama. And the allure of truth about humanity that every sinful human acknowledges as their own. That primal humanity that understands fear, feels compassion, does not forget suffering, endures, and reconciles.

And listens.

- Anja Šovagović Despot

Director

Filip Šovagović

Dramaturge

Anja Šovagović Despot

Set Design

Ivan Marušić Klif

Video 

Ivan Marušić Klif

Music

Šimun Matašić i Fadil Abdulov Fafa

Choreography

Anja Đurinović

Costume Design

Barbara Bourek

Light Design

Luka Matić

Sound Design

Kris Kanazir

Assistant director

Mirko Ilibašić

Assistant Costume Designer

Bruno Osmanagić

 

Played by Ivan Ćaćić, Sandra Lončarić, Dominik Karaula, Mateja Tustanovski, Selma Sauerborn, Ana Šantar, Anja Đurinović, Anja Šovagović Despot, Domagoj Janković, Aljoša Čepl, Matko Duvnjak Jović, Vladimir Tintor, Mirko Ilibašić, Miroslav Čabraja, Armin Ćatić, Duško Modrinić, Petra Bernarda Blašković, Fadil Abdulov Fafa, Mario Rade, Filip Šovagović, Dorian Vicić, Grgug Grgić, Domagoj Pintarić