Narcissus is a boy who sees and falls in love with his own image in a stream. Overwhelmed by a fervent but fruitless love, he spends his days gazing at his image until, finally dead, he is reborn as a flower. In this performance, you won't have to sit still - together with the protagonist, the participants will wander the paths of the stunningly beautiful conservatory garden on a cold autumn evening in search of the answer: what is hidden in Narcissus's reflection?
"Metamorphoses" is a poem by the most famous poet of the Roman Empire, written more than 2,000 years ago. It consists of 15 hymns celebrating the most famous myths of antiquity. The leitmotif that unites the myths is the metamorphosis that takes place when a character's guilt, desire, or other reasons cause him or her to change his or her physical form. This change of form is not only a symbolic transformation, but also a kind of a journey of the soul, a reincarnation.
The creators of the play are looking for a relationship between modern man and the concept of Kalokagathia, which was developed in Ancient Greece. Kalos means beautiful, Gathos means virtuous. In Greek culture, beauty and virtue were not only aesthetic ideals, but also a vision of the perfect human being: a harmony between the exterior and the soul. From today's perspective, the relationship between the soul and external beauty becomes a very interesting topic of research, which is what the creators of the performance are exploring in this visual journey.