Divadlo z Pasaze
CHRANENE UZEMIE (PROTECTED TERRITORY)
May 29 – 30, 2009
Friday – Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
As part of their first-ever U.S. tour, Divadlo z Pasaze (Theatre from the Passage) from the Slovak Republic will bring their original performance Chranene Uzemie (Protected Terrritory) to San Antonio. Ensemble members of the theatre are individuals with mental challenges and profound learning disabilities recruited from Slovak state mental institutions. In addition to performances, the company will conduct residency activities with community groups.
On any given morning in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, fourteen staff members and fifteen actors arrive at Divadlo z Pasaze (Theatre from the Passage) by eight o’clock in the morning. Together, they hold a tea ceremony. Then they continue to classes, rehearsals, a shared lunch, afternoon workshops, field trips or performances. Throughout the company’s twelve years, what remains constant is their routine: they work, learn, create, eat and – for some – live together. The life and work in the theatre is dynamic, changing, creative, vivid and cheerful.
Chranene Uzemie (Protected Territory) is a nonverbal performance piece, using music and movement as the main communication channels.
Divadlo z Pasaze will lead a community workshop on Saturday, May 30th, from 1 to 3 P.M. Call Jump-Start at (210) 227-5867 for more information.
