I AM THE PROBLEM

There's nothing in this world which could not possibly make one feel guilty: procrastination on social networks, watching Netflix shows, eating meat,  hanging up on parents, buying Huawei smartphone, expelling sudeten Germans and even feeling (or not) the guilt itself.

Seminal performance "I am the problem" emerged from previous inquiries into manifestations of guilt on social networks, stemming from the clash between what we want to be and what we are. Theatre artists Irina Adreeva, Wayne Jordan and Tinka Avramova invite spectators for a 60 minute performance, to take a selfie of the shared emotion of guilt and, finally, to make an attempt to become a part of the solution rather than staying the part of the problem. 

Performance is designed in a way, that it's almost akin to a mockumentary film: it plays around with identity of the performers, is filled by their personal confessions and stories only to contest them later, mixing reality and fiction together so they can no longer be separated. In front of the spectators, a bizarre space on the verge of theatre and psychotherapy opens: one being occupied by (re)productions of empty and meaningful gestures, honest opinions and virtue signallings alike. 

Concept, direction, scenography:  Jan Mocek
Acting: Irina Andreeva, Wayne Jordan, Tinka Avramova
Cooperating artists: Sodja lotker, Táňa Švehlová
Sound and light: Václav Hruška
Production: Táňa Švehlová

With support from / acknowledgments: Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, State Fund for Culture, Život Umělce Foundation, SixHouses z.s.