Upon his arrival in the
penal camp, Forlano is revered and reviled by the other prisoners for his
glorious crimes. Soon he’ll be wrongly accused of murdering a guard and be
sentenced to death. A fellow prisoner guillotines him. Forlano's journey is
similar to Christ’s. Forlano is expected, worshipped and sacrificed...
SKaGeN
is working with theatrical images and texts from Jean Genet’s Le Bagne, a
scenario from 1954 that hasn’t been made into a film. The performance focuses
on great symbols that elevate man above his meager existence.