Destroyed time

The production cannot hide being inspired by theatre of the absurd. It even admits it in a number of content and form elements (the search far non-existent paradise, time as an enemy, man lost in the midst of eternity, minimalised text, communication barriers between the characters). However, it brings something more, something that can be considered unique and specific – for the creators, for this time, for the Slovak mentality or for theatre means of expression in this region. That something is the specific poetry and even lyricism of the piece, the incessantly renewed faith and hope in the possibility of changing the given situation, the figurative vision of the world materialised in the use of puppets, mysterious half humans and half-things as well as ordinary objects which take on an allegorical form.

After making a guest appearance at the Divadelná Nitra International Theatre Festival, the production will participate in the New Wave Festival in Prague (The Czech Republic).

TREES, Civil Association for Independent Theatre (1998) is another from a small number of non-state theatre companies which came into being in Slovakia in the last decade, i.e. after 1989. A group of recent graduates of the Academy of Music and Drama decided they would not merge with the existing traditional theatre communities, but would devote themselves to independent production. The venue of the first opening night of the project Destroyed Time they authored was a romantic leisure village near Bratislava, at the confluence of the Danube and the Morava rivers. They were welcomed in the local cultural centre by the local officials, and they also managed to attract viewers from Bratislava.