Arc de Triomphe

Based on the novel by

Erich Maria Remarque

Arc de Triomphe

Based on the novel by

Erich Maria Remarque

How do you build a life in historical times when not only your personal destiny but also the destiny of the world is on the brink of a catastrophe?

How to make personal choices when the very course of history deprives you of peace, hope, and free will?
The novel “Arc de Triomphe” is an occasion to talk about powerful forces that powerfully change the course of human life: about the inevitability of death, about the incomprehensibility of love, about the inevitability of war. However, among these superhuman elements, the voice of the human will sounds clearly and firmly - the will to live, to love, to rewrite the law of one’s existence, to help, to sympathize, and even to seek one’s own little happiness in the midst of great trouble - even if it is doomed.
 
 
 
 
 
How do you build a life in historical times when not only your personal destiny but also the destiny of the world is on the brink of a catastrophe?
 
How does one make personal choices when the course of history itself deprives one of peace, hope, and free will?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This performance is an occasion to talk about powerful forces that imperiously change the course of human life: the inevitability of death, the incomprehensibility of love, the imminence of war. However, among these superhuman elements, the voice of the human will sounds clearly and firmly, the will to live, to love, to rewrite the law of one's existence, to help, to have compassion, and to seek one's little, albeit doomed, happiness in the midst of a big disaster.