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"Actual reality can only be represented and achieved through new, absurd art." – Daniil Kharms
Daniil Kharms, born in 1905 in St. Petersburg, is regarded as a master of absurd miniatures and a brilliant humorist. His characters were once described by critic Helmut Schödel as "marionettes of nonsense" and "a feast for ingenious actors." In ZACK. EINE SINFONIE, director Jakob Fedler has found one of these ingenious performers in Wolfram Koch.
Wolfram Koch, one of Germany's most distinguished stage and screen actors, has appeared on all major stages and is well-known for his portrayal of Chief Inspector Paul Brix in the Frankfurt Tatort.
In this monologue, however, Koch steps into the role of an entertainer, a clown, a performer with a kazoo, who simply must play, dance, and make music. While his goal is to entertain and provoke laughter, Daniil Kharms' prose, poetry, scenes, and dialogues are always multilayered. Beneath the humor lies despair and the anguish of his characters. Alongside a Pushkin joke sits the horror of a totalitarian state.
Kharms' texts delve into the absurdities of life and the political realities of his time—realities that perhaps can only be confronted with a healthy dose of nonsense or laughter. After all, tragedy and comedy have always existed side by side.
