Palimpsests of Space: Reconstruction

Palimpsests of Space: Reconstruction is a story in the form of a site-specific performance, inspired by Josef Štefan Kubín’s fairytale Vela. Its narrative explores cultural stereotypes and archetypes, femininity and masculinity, identity, taboo, transgression, a need for freedom, and the cruelty of human nature. The cyclic nature of certain events and phantasms of birth and death, presented in the form of a Slavic folk tale suffused with demonic elements, are the jumping-off point for reflecting on the contemporary identity and responsibility of human beings. By contrast and analogy, they inspire reflection on Europe’s present geopolitical landscape that is programmed, distorted and made unreal by the mass media. The performance is a co-production of Studio Matejka performers, Polish-Czech group Pejzaże Pogranicza (Borderland Landscapes) and the Izmir-based collective Budalasultan.