{"id":10723,"date":"2012-06-03T17:31:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T17:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=10723"},"modified":"2012-06-03T17:31:19","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T17:31:19","slug":"review-of-a-stage-production-conceived-and-directed-by-vaughan-pilikian-at-the-yard-a-new-london-theatre-in-hackney-wick-olympic-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=10723","title":{"rendered":"Review of a Stage production, conceived and directed by Vaughan Pilikian, at The Yard, a new London Theatre in Hackney Wick, Olympic London."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Vaughan (Vahan) Pilikian <\/strong>\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Born in 1974, lives and works in London, UK.<\/p>\n<p>His films have screened at festivals all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughan Pilikian is a writer, artist and filmmaker.<br \/>\nHe was educated at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard where he specialized in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit. He is the founder and artistic director of <strong><em>Unruowe<\/em><\/strong> (2001).<\/p>\n<p>\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0His book of poetry, At Eclipse, was published in 2002 in London.<\/p>\n<p>His film <strong><em>Mummers<\/em><\/strong> won the award for Best Sound at the Filmstock International Film Festival in England.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hammer and Flame<\/em><\/strong> has screened at several festivals and in July 2005 \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0won the Golden Apricot for Best Documentary at the Yerevan International Film Festival in Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>And now <strong>LEPER COLONY<\/strong>\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0569\u0095\u056a\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055b\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533 (Vaughan)\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0 \u0569\u0095\u0549\u0080\u009c\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539-\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0562\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2014 \u0569\u0095\u056a\u00a0\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u00a0\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0095\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0537\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055b\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566 \u0569\u0095\u0549\u0080\u009c\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539-\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0562\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055d\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0537\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0095\u0539\u00bb\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0537\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533 \u0569\u0095\u0539\u00ab, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0531\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539)\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0537\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0537\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0589\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u00a7\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0532\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539)\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0564 &#8211; \u0569\u0094\u0539\u0562\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u009a\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0562\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533 <em>\u0569\u0095\u056d\u0086\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539(<\/em><em> <\/em><em>\u0569\u0094\u0539\u0537\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533<\/em> \u0569\u0095\u0539, \u0569\u0095\u0539)\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0096\u053b\u0092\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-, 2005,\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- <em>\u0569\u0095\u0549\u0080\u009e\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u009a\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0561<\/em><em> <\/em><em>\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u009a<\/em><em> <\/em><em>\u0569\u0094\u0539\u0531\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0539\u0081<\/em>\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0 Hammer &amp; Flame \u0569\u0095\u0549\u0080\u0093\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0532\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u0095\u0539, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u055b\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0532\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009c<\/p>\n<p>\u0569\u0095\u0539\u008d\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567\u0569\u0095\u0539, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u0532\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0589\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567: \u0569\u0094\u0539\u0565\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0095\u0539.\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055f\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0531\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533 \u0569\u0095\u0539\u00ab <em><strong>\u0569\u0094\u0539\u0531\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u0569\u0094\u0539\u0561\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0531\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u009a\u0569\u0095\u0539.<\/strong><\/em><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em>\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2014, Leper Colony:<\/p>\n<p>\u0569\u0094\u0539\u055e\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055b\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741 \u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0562\u0569\u0095\u0539) \u0569\u0095\u0539.\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055f\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0531\u0569\u0095\u0539, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u0532\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533 \u0569\u0095\u0539\u00ab \u0569\u0095\u056a\u00a0\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u00a0\u0569\u0095\u0539(\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0094\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0564\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0567\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0080\u009a\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082- \u0569\u0095\u0549\u0080\u009c\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539-\u0569\u0095\u0539,\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0562\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539, \u0569\u0095\u0539\u0589\u0569\u0096\u0549\u0082-\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055f\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0534\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0566\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u055c\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2741\u0569\u0095\u0539\u0533\u0569\u0095\u0539\u2014:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Review of a Stage production, conceived and directed by<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Vaughan Pilikian, at The Yard, a new London Theatre in<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Hackney Wick, Olympic London.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LEPER COLONY visualizes the <em>moto perpetuo <\/em>behaviour of a group of<\/p>\n<p>outcasts brought together, most probably against their will and haphazardly<\/p>\n<p>so, away from the mundane society.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With short spoken phrases at minimal occurrences, they burst out their mini-monologues crying loud to &#8216;go home&#8217;, or even trying to climb walls to \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009cgo out\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7, but always reminding each other that their colony is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the<\/span> home and not out there. No matter, some still continue to try and \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009cgo home\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7 or \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009cgo out\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mostly, they either do nothing but sit or lie down in contraction, or they<\/p>\n<p>destroy the elements surrounding them &#8212; furniture, toys and all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The paragon for a human being as a \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009csocial animal\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7 is in smithereens at<\/p>\n<p><em>Leper Colony<\/em>. They are already neither social nor animal beings.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding the incessant &#8216;urge&#8217; of their subconscious to relate and<\/p>\n<p>possibly love each other physically or spiritually, their unadorned reaction<\/p>\n<p>is to refute fulfilment of any kind. Violent actions are expressed against<\/p>\n<p>their material surroundings but, paradoxically and fascinatingly so, never<\/p>\n<p>against each other. They indeed are &#8216;lepers&#8217; for being unfit to be soldiers or<\/p>\n<p>\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056d\u009ccanon fodder\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0084\u00a7 in industrial\/military societies to create profit for the<\/p>\n<p>warmongers of the one percent. Nothing bothers them as much as each to<\/p>\n<p>himself or to herself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new sunrise of a new dawn or an atomic blast in the mundane world<\/p>\n<p>outside their own has no effect at all on their <em>ad nauseam <\/em>monotony of<\/p>\n<p>despair <em>ad infinitum<\/em>. Being neither social nor animal, their &#8216;leper&#8217; colony<\/p>\n<p>has nevertheless kept, and mysteriously so, that most preciously humane part of the &#8216;social animal&#8217; attribute &#8212; no physical violence towards each other in the colony. Albeit a single lone attribute, but for sure still a valid &#8216;passport&#8217; for them to be with the ninety-nine percent &#8212; in essence their home out there, meaning us, our normal world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Khatchatur I. Pilikian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>June 1st, 2012, London<\/p>\n<p>photo by \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0timeout.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Vaughan (Vahan) Pilikian \u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Born in 1974, lives and works in London, UK. His films have screened at festivals all over the world. Vaughan Pilikian is a writer, artist and filmmaker. He was educated at the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=10723\" title=\"Review of a Stage production, conceived and directed by Vaughan Pilikian, at The Yard, a new London Theatre in Hackney Wick, Olympic London.\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10723"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10726,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10723\/revisions\/10726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}