Prometheus, a Titan and the Greek god of fire, the creator of humans from clay brought fire, and many other things to the people that had previously been exclusive to the Olympians and was condemned to eternal suffering, chained to therock. Prometheus symbolises the Enlightenment, but at thesame time, he is a defiler of the divine order. Prometheus and Pandora, whose box was used by Zeus to punish people, are like the two sides of the same coin, the good and the bad, the entry and the exit points of humanity. The dance performance explores the entry points of humans into progress, development, freedom, and the exit points of the very same, human pain, misfortune, desperation, as a consequence of careless and wanton acts and above all asks what Prometheus brings us today.
"The legend tries to explain the inexplicable.
As it comes out of the substratum of truth it has
in turn to end in the inexplicable."
Franz Kafka
Choreographers: Michal Rynia, Nastja Bremec Rynia
Dramaturg: Ana Kržišnik Blažica
Composers: Sebastien Ballieux, Mateja Starič
Scenography: Michal Rynia
Light Designer: Matjaž Bajc
Sound Designer: Stojan Nemec
Designer of Scenic Elements and Props: Gorazd Prinčič
Set Design Consultant: Aleksander Blažica
Dancers: Alexander Belin Nastja Bremec Rynia Nathan Dhugues Rebecca Granzotto Iva Ilievska Eri Nishibara Michal Rynia Manon Veenstra Luka Vodopivec Lucy Woodhouse Elia Zahnd Stefania Pisapia
Live Musicians: Ensemble Dissonance String Quartet - Klemen Bračko, Jelena Ždrale, Klemen Hvala, Deyan Muc, Jelena Pejić
Duration: 60 min
Production: Zavod MN produkcija - MN Dance Company, GO! 2025 - European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica - Gorizia
Co-production: SNG Nova Gorica, CD Ljubljana
The project is part of the official program of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia, as a part of the ECOC GO! 2025 project, Borderless Body.
This project is co-financed by GO! 2025 - European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica - Gorizia, the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, and the Municipality of Nova Gorica.
Michal Rynia
Nastja Bremec Rynia
Ana Kržišnik Blažica
Mateja Starič
Sebastien Ballieux
Luka Vodopivec
Eri Nishibara
Elia Zahnd
Lucy Woodhouse
Nathan Dhugues
Rebecca Granzotto
Alexander Belin
Iva Ilievska
Manon Veenstra
Stefania Pisapia
Klemen Hvala
Deyan Muc
Jelena Pejić
Jelena Ždrale
Gorazd Prinčič
Matjaž Bajc
Stojan Nemec
