A movement laboratory at the intersection of physical theatre and object manipulation.
Concept and interpretation: Kamila Paličková and Gagik Chilingaryan
Dramaturgy: Johana Jurášová
Costumes and puppet design: Alica Mikócziová
Sound design: Eva Mart’ák
Light design: Dominik Šimurda
What constitutes a stoppage in a time of continuous motion? Perhaps it is not a breaking point, but a smooth slowing down – a change in the rhythm of perception that allows a silence to be heard that carries weight. A stone, as an archetype of duration, becomes a metaphor for time, which does not move but deepens. It fascinates with its silent memory, the layers of events it has witnessed, and its ability to be – just be – without the need for change.
This project lies at the intersection of physical theatre, object manipulation and existential reflection. It is based on a personal experience of the Nordic landscape, where the subject encounters the elemental – nature, solitude, stone – and finds in it a space to redefine the present. Through the body, object and rhythm, we explore the concept of the “banal moment” as a gateway to deep experience.
Does it take a grand gesture to make room for depth? Or is simplicity the most radical response to the complexity of the world?
As Dostoevsky remarked, “We do not reveal the absurd in order to fall into the temptation to write a manual of happiness.” Perhaps it’s just a return to what is already there – only seemingly insignificant, but essential.
Graduation performance by Kamila Paličková, a 2nd year Master’s student at the Department of Nonverbal Theatre at HAMU.
