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The performance opens with three witches hissing their prophecies.

Date of birth/Age: Jul 15, (36) · Citizenship: Albania.

Wrapped in silver outfits, they chant about looming tragedy while thumping on their chests and drumming a heartbeat rhythm on the ground. Adrian Morina excels as Macbeth, switching between his lucid and delirious dispositions with ease. His performance is complemented by Gresa Pallaska as Lady Macbeth, her ambitions driving Macbeth towards violence.

She lays the groundwork with impeccable diplomacy and the fierce determination of a woman who loves passionately, yet the chemistry between the couple is also, at times, sensuous and tender. Regardless of whether he is doing it out of love for her or because he is truly willing to kill for power, he still loses his peace of mind in the process.

Both husband and wife oscillate between sanity and insanity. Having murdered King Duncan and ranted about killing his sons, Macbeth lets blue blood spill from a transparent container to symbolize the ending of a royal line. He then fishes out a human skull from the container, and delivers a feverish monologue about his right to be king.

All the cast are strong. The seasoned actor Luan Jaha delivers a solid King Duncan. The witches — Semira Latifi, Flaka Latifi, and Fiona Abdullahu — bring a real versatility to the role, whether they are casting spells or dancing. Macbeth, National Theatre of Kosovo. Composer Trimor Dhomi, with his original score and lyrics derived from the original translation of Macbeth by Fan S.

Noli, brings a quasi-medieval-yet-contemporary vibe to the entire production. Rijani, known for his work on both Albanian and international plays, as well as in opera, makes Macbeth feel both relevant and relatable.