“Why? I do it for the sake of my father. Who is he? An engineer at
Litostroj who retired when I was 13. A member of the Communist Party of
Yugoslavia. A believer who hung a large picture of Josip Broz Tito in
our living room. (And took it off immediately after the disintegration
of Yugoslavia). A man who decided one day to stop brushing his teeth –
and lost nearly all of them. His name is Vukosav Živković. He is neither
a celebrity nor distinguished by any special skills or
acknowledgements. He is my father and that’s enough. A father is simply
always here. He is always present one way or another. Whether I am aware
of him or not.” (Nataša Živković)
The performance For Father’s
Sake starts where First Love’s Second Chance (Getting Over Heintje)
ended, i.e. with mother leaving the stage of Duša Počkaj Hall. Father is
present on stage only through his absence, but his absence is a lot
more binding than actual physical presence. The project is a unique
performative homage to her father: she searches for him in the voice and
body, in a command, in a desire, in absence.
Performance is in Slovene.
Author and Performer:
Nataša Živković; With the participation of the Litostroj Wind Orchestra;
Music: Tomaž Grom; Dramaturgy: Jasmina Žgank; Artistic Direction: Bojan
Jablanovec.
Co-production: Via Negativa, City of Women, Cankarjev Dom.