fragile

2020 · Solo · ~60 min · MU Színház, Budapest

Fragile was an attempt to create a situation where I could not hide.

Author & performer - Gyula Cserepes

Lights - Ferenc Payer

Stylist - Szilvia Farkasdy

Production leader - Balázs Erős

Producer - Atelier 21220

Co-production partner - MU Színház

Supporters - Kulturanova (SRB), Ministry of Human Resources (HU), National Cultural Fund (HU), OFF Foundation (HU), Summa Artium (HU)

Fragile is a tragicomedy in one act about the fragility of the human soul and the process of becoming a man. In the focus point of the new performance of Gyula Cserepes - a theatre maker and performer, originating from Vojvodina, Serbia – is the question of authenticity. During the show, Gyula aims to put himself in a situation where he reflects on his own feelings, sensations in the present tense, thereby increasingly getting rid of pretentiousness. Through this radical honesty Gyula would like to share with the spectators what an open, transparent communication, showing the fragility of the human soul, could be like.

The aim of the author is to create a theatre situation, which could reach beyond its own existence. In order to achieve this, the idea of creating an interactive theatre performance has been hovering in front of the eyes of the author. With the desire to set off the audience from their usual perception of the observer, Gyula aims to offer the audience a chance to experience self-reflection through personal participation. Taking part in the performance, the spectators could get a taste of how to get into a deeper connection with themselves, their feelings and thoughts. By doing so, the performance aims to break through the fourth wall, which usually divides the audience and the stage.