Jan Mocek

Alfred ve dvoře / no language barrier / 70 min

“Fragility is a material property related to a deformation response to loading.
Fragile material breaks easily when subjected to deformation and pounding.
Its opposite is tenacity."

Conceived as an unbearably nostalgic poem about fragility, the performance takes audience into a peculiar world in which three boys try to create a natural scenery—like a diorama they know from a natural history museum, or maybe more like the landscape from Red Dead Redemption. Rocks, sticks, and trees fill a gradually changing environment. It starts to rain, a rainbow appears on the horizon. But everything here is artificial. Natures mortes. Everything is fragile, easily crumbling away. Set against a heroic landscape, the three troubadours will make one last attempt to face the ruthless, rude world, or they vanish for good. The performance includes elements of a country concert, visual installation, and theatre.

Concept, direction: Jan Mocek
Performers: Robin Seidl, Arseniy Mikhaylov, Tomáš Janypka
Music: Matouš Hekela
Scenography: Jan Mocek, Erika Čičmanová
Sound and Light Design: Ondřej Růžička
Art Collaboration: Tinka Avramova, Irina Andreeva
Consulting: Sodja Lotker
Production: Táňa Švehlová, SixHouses z.s.

Photo by: Martin Špelda

More info: HERE

Tickets HERE

Supported by: hlavní město Praha, Ministerstvo kultury, Státní fond kultury ČR, Praha 7 - Art district