Lukas Bliss

Palác Akropolis / English (foreigners friendly) / 45 min

Can a film that no one will watch pass on a message? Does a sound recording that no one listens to remain silent? And is it possible to describe a performance that no one has seen? Without the content itself being consumed by a living person, the main purpose of the medium is not complete. Are archives a place where things survive, or slowly disintegrate and die?
Still Waiting is a physical poem, a solo inspired by Beckettarian themes and imagery and John Cage's Silence. Through elements of physical theatre, dance and object manipulation, it explores themes of memory, the permanence of information and timelessness.
In the Archive, where the body of the young archivist not only records information but itself becomes a carrier of information, the question arises: What is worth recording? And aren't the objects we leave behind for eternity just an illusion?

Concept / Interpretation: Lukas Bliss
Dramaturgy: Viktor Černický
Supervision: Petr Boháč
Scenography and Costumes: Natálie Rajnišová
Sound design: David Herzig
Light design: Jiří Šmirk
Objects consultation: Aleš Hrdlička
Movement design: Cecile de la Costa
Production: Palác Akropolis
Special thanks to: Palác Akropolis, CIRQUEON, Esther Idris Beshirová, Agáta Hošnová, Šárka Maršíková

Photo by: Vojtěch Brtnický

Tickets HERE

Supported by: Palác Akropolis, Capital City of Prague, Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, State Fund of Culture Czech Republic
The performance was created as part of the residency programme CIRQUEON – Centre for New Circus.