Awakening is a non-verbal theatre show, based on mime, clowning, visual theatre elements, aerial circus acrobatics, and music – written for one rope, two characters and several fairies…

“For many years I mistook myself for someone, who doesn’t exist; and even beyond years, I mistook the impalpable for the impossible. Countless fairies, neither one nor more: that is what I am, the rest is just appearance.”
Excerpt from the poem Vortex by Sándor Weöres.

This theatre show is based on mime, clowning, visual theatre, aerial circus elements, and music. With humour, poetry and self-reflection, it is looking into our own pettiness, cowardice, anxiety, but also our moments of bravery and affection, while we are trying to understand our behaviour as humans. A story about the duality of humankind, displayed by two characters: our two faces – searching for our essential self in the mess of boundaries, dreams, and the never ending process of growing up.

Awakening brings you to a magic world, where you can tell a story without words. This awakening is not leading you to the morning wake-up calls, but to a dream that is full of fun. It wakes you up with that waggish smile on your face, as your dream colors up the greyish world. Here, magic doesn’t require anything else, but a pillow, and if it’s too dark, you light up the sky with the stars that you draw with your own fingers.

Lenght of the show: 75 minutes

Recommended ages: 6+

Festival appearances:

Istanbul Fringe Festival (2019), Bergen Fringe Festival (2019), Infinite Dance Festival (2020), Valley of Arts Festival (2021), Voilá! Europe – London (2021), Festival d’Avignon Off (2024), 34th International Puppet Theatre Festival – Jerusalem (2025)

Creators and performers:

Mátyás Marofka
Balázs Kulcsár

Assistant: Dániel Székhelyi
Light and sound technician: Péter Molnár
Production: Jázmin Nagy

Music: Victor Morató Ribera and Adrián Kovács
Costume and set design: Zsuzsa Szőke
Photos: Aliz Győri
Co-director: Balázs Kulcsár
Director: Mátyás Marofka

The poem “Örvény” (Vortex) by Sándor Weöres interpreted by Kassai Ilona and Gyurkó Odett.

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