Dance and shadow mono performance for adults “Contours” / Klaipėda Puppet Theatre, Šeiko Dance Company (Lithuania)

Director: Gintarė Radvilavičiūtė

Choreographer & dancer: Dovilė Binkauskaitė
Playwright, text author: Virginija Rimkaitė
Composer: Rita Mačiliūnaitė
Lights: Vilius Vilutis

Co-production of Klaipėda Puppet Theater & Šeiko Dance Company

Location: @Priekulė Art and Culture Centre (Turgaus g. 4, Priekulė)
Duration: 50 min.
 

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“When you look at the dark for a long time, it starts to reveal contours.”

The performance is a man’s inner journey, a confrontation with his deepest darkness. It’s an encounter with a force that draws you in, making it very difficult, sometimes even impossible, to break free. However, if you dare to face it, the darkness can become recognizable. Then, the outlines of concrete feelings and emotions emerge, allowing them to be named, accepted, released, or simply allowed to be. While the darkness may not disappear, you can always find something to help you endure it, to survive, to move forward, and to balance it with light. That something is your own body— your beautiful body that can dance. Ultimately, the desire to live is driven by the desire to act.

„Atsigręžti į save – tai pamatyti visą savo širdies turinį… Ir šviesą, ir tamsą. Mes kiekvienas turime savo šešėlį – tai mūsų baimė, pavydas, nepasitikėjimas, pyktis, nusivylimas, prasmės nematymas, abejonės. Pasak C. G. Jungo, šešėlyje telpa ta mūsų dalis, kurios mes nepripažįstame kaip savo, su kuria nesitapatiname ir kurios nevystome, stumiame tolyn nuo savęs, tuo ją dar labiau augindami. Tačiau šešėlis – taip pat mūsų dalis. Svarbu sustoti, atpažinti, pripažinti ir mokytis būti ištikimam rastajam Sau. Tai nėra paprasta, bet tai pirmas žingsnis į išsilaisvinimą“, – pastebi Gintarė Radvilavičiūtė.

Klaipeda Puppet Theatre is one of the youngest up-and-coming puppet theatres in Lithuania, constantly in search of new means of theatrical expression in the language of puppetry. It is a contemporary, refined, representative theatre that is interesting for both children and the adult viewers. Theatre experts name Klaipeda Puppet Theatre as one of the strongest, most ambitious puppet theaters in our country. By performing regularly for children, organising various educational projects, our theatre fills an important niche in Klaipeda – it brings theatre to the young, as well as adult, audiences. https://klaipedosleliuteatras.lt/ 

Founded in 2012 in Klaipėda, Šeiko šokio teatras is one of the most actively creative professional contemporary dance companies in Lithuania. Led by choreographer Agnija Šeiko, the dance company creates and presents dance performances of various genres and forms that have been awarded the highest national awards, as well as engages in dance education, organizes public performances in the city, and collaborates with various communities. Šeiko Dance Company has already visited international festivals and stages in more than a dozen countries around the world. https://seikodancecompany.com/

 

Photo: from company archive