scenic comix
Vojta Švejda
60 min.
Language barrier
Created and performed by: Vojta Švejda
Music: Martin Zpěvák ( kontrabas), Jiři Mráz ( clarinet)
Light desing: Vladimir Burian
Directing: Vojta Švejda, Pierre Nadaud
The scenic comics tells the life about story of a poet Bliss who lives in the attic of the tallest building in town, not only on the edge of earth and heaven, but also on the edge of a funny dream and a ridiculous reality. The narative flow is inspired by comics strip and the poetry of animet pictures. Performance workś with swatches elements of comics-short cut,montage,burlesque stylization. The actorś work is based on clowning and pantomime, enriched by live sound effect.The Bliss performance guides via gentle humour towards the voyage of more active approach in order to pressure the banality.
First opening night - 23. January. 2002, theater Alfred in courtyard, Prague.
The performance got a prize" Grand Prix" at the russian festival „ Mimolet" 2002.
The performance was played in Czech republic and in these countries - Austria, Russia, Ukraina, Kazakstan, Armenia,Slovakia, U.S.A...
The performance was supported by Prague 7.
The performance is a part of the New Web project (2005).