Chilean theater maker Nicolás Lange (31) on Night, Day, Dusk and Dawn: ‘Interesting that Pompeii was both destroyed and preserved’

Chilean theater maker Nicolás Lange presents his new production titled Night, Day, Dusk and Dawn, which explores the final seven days before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The play focuses on the love story between two men, highlighting the tragic certainty of their impending doom while examining the concept of preservation through destruction. Lange drew inspiration from the historical preservation of Pompeii and the biological permanence of fossils, blending these themes with personal reflections on literature and human intimacy. Beyond his theatrical work, which is currently featured at Frascati in Amsterdam, Lange is an accomplished author who has balanced a three-year publishing contract with his master studies at DAS Theatre. Raised in a working-class family in Chile, he views education and art as vital tools for accessing complex emotional worlds. Moving forward, Lange hopes to continue creating challenging, multi-layered art that is accessible to all social classes, ensuring that his work resonates beyond the elite art circuit.