When you come to see us, forget everything that you have been used to seeing in all other theatres. Perhaps much of it will seem absurd. – OBERIU, 1928
Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms returns! Ladies and gentlemen, don your moustaches and throw on your dandy garb for an evening of not-so-innocent pranks and antics, vignettes and dreamlike incidents, as the St. Petersburg eccentric Daniil Kharms (re)meets ARTEL’s unique brand of clownpunk. ARTEL is reviving and revamping its acclaimed production of the Kharmful Charms of Daniil Kharms. Experience why audiences are still talking about this show 4 years later! Kharmful Charms is a Russian absurdist comedy at its most illogical, violent, sad and hilarious.
For those new to Mr. Daniil Kharms (1905-1942), here’s a bit of info to quicken your inquisitiveness:
Kharms was an early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist, a post-modern arti...
