PARSIFALOVÉ
A theatrical installation that explores the stories of five boys residing in an institution.
CONCEPT AND REALISATION Apolena Vanišová and Jan Bárta
ARTISTIC COOPERATION Johana Střížková
TECHNICAL COOPERATION Tomáš Mládek, Petr Zábrodský
TEACHING COOPERATION Bohdana Košťálová
CAST David, Jakub, Milan, Patrik and Vladimír
READING BY Pavel Neškudla
CREATIVE PRODUCER Ewa Zembok and the Rekultur production platform
On a September morning, a cold wind blows in from the mountains, and snow has fallen overnight seemingly out of nowhere. The full moon fades in the west as Parsifal approaches the clearing through the thinning forest. He rides slowly, surveying his surroundings. As he reaches the clearing, a flock of wild geese takes flight, scattering in all directions. Before they can fully escape, a falcon swoops down and strikes one. Three drops of blood fall from the bird’s wound, staining the fresh, sparkling white snow. Parsifal, startled by the sight, closes his eyes as if in remembrance.
The theatrical installation PARSIFALS marks the culmination of the first phase of Apolena Vanišová and Jan Bárta’s collaboration with clients from one of the twenty-six Czech institutions for institutional education. The five boys involved chose the legend of Parsifal as the theme for their project. Although this choice may have seemed arbitrary at first, it has proven to be profoundly meaningful over time.
Telling stories, talking about destiny and listening to each other, the need to share. The audience in Prague and the audience in Kutná Hora find themselves together in one theatrical situation and now it is up to them how to deal with it.
If only the wild geese had not been resting on the edge of the clearing that night—then they would not have taken flight, the falcon would not have swooped among them, the snow would not have been stained with blood, and Parsifal would not have been startled by the sight. How many destinies might have unfolded differently from that moment!
The project is supported by the State Culture Fund of the Czech Republic, the Life of the Artist Foundation, and the town of Kutná Hora.
20-21 September, daily from 16:00 to 19:00
Tylovo divadlo, Hlavní vchod, Masarykova 128, Kutná Hora / / Divadlo Komedie, Pokladna, Jungmannova 15/1, Praha 1
The installation is intended for one viewer, it does not begin and end. Admission is free.
With English subtitles.
