human animal

publication date: 2010-05-20

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It tells the observer a story in a metaphysical and poetical way. The story is about a subtle, sensitive, absurd, beautiful, ordinary human being who needs silence, some space and contact with his or her own body and nature, regardless of the time, the location, the socio-cultural status. He or she is able to regain his or her identity in ambiguity and craziness in the world that has become even more sterile, hermetic and ordered.

The performers will explore an area near the Vistula throughout the week, remaining silent and living at the mercy of nature. In doing so, they will look for and consider the possibilities of their own body in improvisation both with themselves and the area. They will study the breaking points of their physical and mental resilience.

The project constitutes a sort of a process, deprived of explicit reflection. It is certain that the observer often enough will remain with the sole feeling of strangeness of co-participation which is difficult to define and name. However, the project does not consist in showing easy punch lines and generalisations, explanations, hints or morals. The performers do not pretend to be cleverer than the observer, they do not play the role of guides either. They rather assume that the fun that provide little brainwaves is a sufficient reward for the effort of research.