What was the name of Fisherman Palunko’s wife? The one who told him stories, prepared his dinner, bore him a son, and then undertook such fantastical actions – renouncing herself and everything she had – just to bring him back from the delusion that had dragged him to the (ocean) floor. What is her name, and why didn’t Mažuranić tell us?
In the namelessness of this heroine – in the namelessness that has cloaked us women throughout history – we anchor this story of ours. And so, with laughter and maybe a tear or two, we dive into the search for what is perceived as the essence of femininity: why are women so persistently and unwaveringly loyal? Is the impulse to sacrifice and to surrender oneself to another a weakness, or a strength that we’ve been nursing for centuries through mother’s milk?
Palunko’s Wife, a romantic clown monodrama, is an original project by Iva Peter Dragan and Marija Antić.
TEAM:
Performance: Iva Peter Dragan
Direction: Iva Peter Dragan
Dramaturgy: Marija Antić
Costume Design: Tajana Štasni
Lighting Design: Milan Kovačević
Music Editing: Nikolas Sinković
Sound Engineer: Tomica Kraljić
Live Figure of Palunko: Ivana Bešker
Poster Design: Marko Dješka
Production: Triko Cirkus Teatar
Special Thanks: Ana Bakšić, Ivana Bešker, Lee Delong
Program Collaboration: Travno Cultural Center
Production: Triko Cirkus Teatar
The performance is co-financed by the City of Zagreb and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia.
Awards:
Audience Award for Best Play at the 26th Art Trema Festival in Ruma, Serbia, 2023
Best Actress Award at the 26th Art Trema Festival in Ruma in Ruma, Serbia, 2023
Best Actress Award at the Monodrama Festival in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2023
Best Actress Award at the Colombo International Theatre Festival, Sri Lanka, 2024
