Magda and Zuzanka share their little lives through phone
conversations. The first cannot be without the second, while the
second is self-absorbed. Why do they still communicate at all, and
what do they actually have in common? Fragments of their absurd
relationship appear in a kaleidoscope of situations from other lives,
lived without recognizing their sense and direction, between fun and
powerlessness, narcissism and fear of death. The present alternates
with the past, rejection with the desire for closeness. Time passes,
the elevator goes up, and the party has to end sometime. We’ve grown
old. Does it surprise us?Performers Hana Varadzinová and Eliška
Vavříková created this work together with non-actor seniors, and
perform in it alongside them. Involving Prague seniors with no
previous experience with creating physical theatre on a professional
level led to the creation of a community in which the
intergenerational abyss of disregard and disdain that old people in
the twilight of their lives often experience was absent. At least
within its scope the project thus created a model of coexistence
without the discrimination of the elderly that is all too common in
today’s society.Together Forever! is the third part of the Night in
the City trilogy, which focuses on revealing contemporary topics that
society refuses to see. (The first part of the trilogy, the
Whistleblowers performance, had its premiere in 2015; the second part,
the performance Disconnected, in 2016). Like the previous parts of the
trilogy, Together Forever! is a multilayered stage composition
bordering on the genres of movement theatre, video, and documentary.
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