Apeiron Theatre's premiere of “Virgin Conceptions” was inspired by a recent article in the international press about a female shark that had given birth in the Cala Gonone aquarium on the island of Sardinia, where she had lived for more than ten years with her only companion, a female shark of the same species.
According to the researchers, the phenomenon of parthenogenesis occurs in animal species that have a very high mortality rate or have had difficulty finding a mate of the opposite sex, such as aphids, bees, ants, spindles, etc.
The creators of the performance ask the question "what happens when nothing is born?" in a broader sense - when ideas, passion, children, revolutions, new life forms are not born? But at the same time - can it be that something is born when nothing is born?
The actors have chosen a white sheet of paper as their main instrument - a kind of tabula rasa, with plenty of space for something to be born, but here a mother of five children interjects: "You know, it will be very difficult to give birth on A4, because the legs will creep out of the edges anyway".
Directed by Eglė Kazickaitė and Greta Gudelytė
Actors: Ričardas Bartašius, Greta Gudelytė, Eglė Kazickaitė.
Costume designer: Erika Jankauskaitė
Music by Grid707
Tickets: free entrance
(limited seats available, please register: contact@ltartvienna.com)
Apeiron Theater
is a professional theatre founded in 2012 by two young directors Eglė Kazickaitė and Greta Gudelytė.
The concept of “apeiron” although difficult to understand, can, for many, become the key point entering the world of Apeiron's theatrical performances. These performances include elements of post-dramatic, surreal, absurd, social grotesque, other theatrical styles and open up a wide field of interpretations (as intertextual dramaturgy practically does not set any boundaries for perception). Apeiron is an indefinite limitless being. According to the Greek philosopher Anaksimander, the apeiron is an eternal, all-encompassing, all-controlling origin that has no beginning and is endless, which itself does not change, only its forms varies.
The Apeiron Theater avoids monotony, consistency of time and action, too many contexts, links with philosophical concepts, poetry, but always gives priority to thought. The audience plays very important role and is understood as the co-author of the performance, which is also encouraged to see, interpret or understand the performance in its own way.
Creators of the Apeiron Theater analyzing society in psychological, sociological aspects, observing the reactions of the spectator, the prevailing theatrical forms and the possibilities of their variations, experimenting with the language and the theatrical expression of dramaturgy, develop the idea of discursive theater. During a short lifetime, Apeiron Theater became one of the most intriguing theaters in Lithuania.
“Provocative“, ”experimenting“, “boundary-breaking“, “brutal“, “uncomfortable“, “chaotic“, “irrational“, “amorphous“ – different epithets are used to describe the Apeiron Theater. Theater lovers and critics do not agree on what the Apeiron Theater is: "ambivalent, its theater language, its spectator-looking theater" (Andrius Jevsejevas), or "graphomania claim to post-modern theater" (Simonas Norbutas).
The creators of the Apeiron Theater do not try to please the proponents of the particular theatrical conception, theory or ideology of any particular concept, nor seek to become a "true" theater. They use specific dramaturgy, visual and acoustic expression, do not identify with the theatrical tradition of "passing" 20th century and create their own vision of theater instead.