| Start: | Mar 22, '10 7:00p |
| End: | Mar 26, '10 10:00p |
| Location: | Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, Faculty Center, UP Diliman |
Risiris is a production composed of two plays Risiris and The Exception and the Rule. It comes from the Ilocano word for contradiction. Contradictions, some say, move the world. It is one of the few things that tie the two together: an intention to run counter to the usual plays and to offer insights into different ideas and even worlds. And in so doing, the play attempts to move the world.
The Exception and The Rule by Bertolt Brecht is “the story of a journey”. A merchant, a guide and a coolie trek through the wilderness. The merchant searches for black gold, riches beyond imagining, and everlasting glory! The others just want to live through it all and get paid. But in the quest for the ultimate prize in the city of Urga, sacrifices and crimes are made. Finally in a court of law - and more importantly, - in the court of the audiences’ opinion, a decision must be formed to determine what should be the rule and what should be the exception.
In Risiris, an original play, a decision must also be made, about a betrayal. We glimpse a guerilla squad in the midst of a conflict, not just between guns but between dreams. Gerry dreams to be with his love, Melinda, and wishes to leave. But leaving is not a simple matter. Paeng wants him to stay for the dream of a better world that they shared. Sierra also shares that dream and will use any means necessary to bring it about as she is suspicious of Gerry’s motivation for leaving. But some dreams are not meant to be.
Risiris will run from March 23-24 / 7pm and March 25-26 / 3pm and 7pm at Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan (THY), 1st floor of the Faculty Center, UP Diliman.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
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