Athenaeum Tãtãraşi, Romania

 A couple went on a vacation to another country (atmosphere hints to a totalitarian regime) arrives to the custom officer which is apparently quiet and normal. Here a custom officer will block border crossing without any explanation. The amazement of the two tourists turns into stupefaction and then to terror. Oppressive atmosphere annihilates the words, leaving verbal communication on hold.

The play questions the limits of freedom of the individual in a world that claims and shelters the feeling that all people are equal. The performance is enhanced by the gravity of the human desire to be free, to be regarded as a universal citizen whose home is anywhere in the world. Passport is a non-verbal performance trying to describe limitation and abuse, innocence and violence, victims and aggressors projected on the interaction between different cultures

Passport is an unconventional show based on pantomime, body language and theatre dance, a silent film full of symbols. Therefore the public is not necessarily one of a specific category. The show is aimed at all audience.

Athenaeum Tãtãraşi is one of the most important cultural institutions of the North-Eastern region of the country. It functions according a set of strong values such as: tolerance, equal opportunities for all, non-discrimination and non-elitism. The AT stimulates and promotes local (and not only) cultural, education, and artistic values. The Athenaeum Tãtãraşi supports the circulation of the cultural values among the cities of Romania and the cities in Europe. It encourages the young talents in visual/ performed arts, music and literature. The Athenaeum Tãtãraşi also lays the basis for a flexible theatre company of professional and non-professional actors/directors and presents original shows in Romania and abroad.

30. 6. - 4. 7. 2012

PRAHA