A contemporary performance for two bodies, two microphones, light, sound and hesitation – Henny-Brenner-auditorium:
Duration: approximately 40 minutes
Language: English
nspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet and contemporary reflections on performance culture, Hamlet [or F.O.M.O.] explores the condition of individuals living under the pressure of constant visibility.
Today the body has become a stage. It must be optimized, displayed, narrated, and continuously performed. To exist is no longer enough: one must demonstrate existence.
Drawing on the writings of Maura Gancitano and Andrea Colamedici, Søren Kierkegaard, and
Zygmunt Bauman, the performance investigates the relationship between freedom, choice, and paralysis in a society where every possibility remains open and every decision seems irreversible.
Two performers move through shifting landscapes of light and sound. Their bodies oscillate between exposure as in a tiktok dance and disappearance, action and suspension. They follow trajectories dictated by invisible rules, pursuing recognition while confronting the fear of becoming irrelevant.
Hamlet’s question — “To be or not to be” — becomes the defining question of the present: how can we choose one life when countless alternatives remain available?
Part performance, part philosophical landscape, Hamlet [or F.O.M.O.] transforms existential doubt into a physical experience, inviting audiences to reflect on what it means to act, to hesitate, and ultimately to exist.
The project also includes two participatory installations, which will be accessible in the foyer from 5:30 PM onwards:
I Never Gave You Anything, an archive of unfinished letters, abandoned thoughts and unrealized possibilities
To Be or Not To Be, an individual installation where visitors interact with some questions, contributing to a growing collective archive of identities.
Drammaturg and Director: Francesca Berardi
Performers: Filippo Mantoni, Filippo Paolasini
Sound designer: Fedo Bobo
Costume designer: Stefania Cempini
Visual: Collettivo Collegamenti
Production:
Bunker (Slovenia)
Collettivo Collegamenti (Italy)
Asini Bardasci (Italy)
Presented in partnership with Zentralwerk.
Developed within TESTART – Testing New Skills for the Circulation of Innovative Co-Creation Methods in the Performing Arts Sector, a Creative Europe co-funded cooperation project coordinated by Consorzio Marche Spettacolo and involving 15 partner organisations from Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Serbia and Sweden.