What is success? Is failure a state of mind? Can I find joy and happiness in my struggle? If the object doesn't care if I beat it, am I really beating it?
ABSURD HERO is an elegant fusion of the Theater of the Absurd and circus, chock-full of laughs à la Buster Keaton. With a sparse stage set dotted with a few red objects, the work reveals a dead-pan delirious drama between artist and large heavy globe. Referring to Camus' philosophy – “Absurd Hero” presents circus as a potentially joyful, yet endlessly futile endeavour.
Venue: Black Box / open air
Stage: Arena format 8x8 meter + audience space. Minimal height 6 meter.
Length: 55 minutes (indoor), 30-40 minutes (outdoor)
Age of audience: 8+
Premiere: August 21, 2021 at the Letní Letná Festival, Prague
UPCOMING SHOWS:
April 26, 2024 - FRENCH PREMIERE
Festival Rencontre des Jonglages, Paris (FR)
May 18, 2024
Festival Viva Cité, Sotteville-lès-Rouen (FR)
May 19, 2024
Festival Viva Cité, Sotteville-lès-Rouen (FR)
July 11, 2024
Festival Korespondance, Ždár nad Sázavou (CZ)
Creation and Performance: Roman Škadra
Dramaturgy: Darragh McLoughlin
Creative Advice: Lorenzo Aureli, Ana Jordão, Declan Mee
Light Design: Emese Csornai
Tour Technician: Jakob Altmann/Piotr Lemieszczuk
Production and Management: Anna-Katharina Andrees, Ute Classen
Coproduction: CircusDanceFestival residency program -Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with the support of the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Zirkus ON 2020/2021 (BUZZ - Bundesverband Zeitgenössischer Zirkus e.V.), Associazione culturale teatrale Duetti e 1/2 Milano.
Residencies: Ringlokschuppen Ruhr Mülheim, Cirqueon Prague, Jatka78 Prague, Between The Seas Athens, Circus Schatzinsel Berlin, Katapult Berlin, Theaterhaus Berlin.
