Duration: 40 minutes
The Japanese term kūkan represents the concept of “space” or “dimension”.
It can be understood as a clearly defined space with sharp outlines that determine its shape and scope. Something that can be occupied, measured, and physically experienced. At the same time, it is also a field that arises between things, bodies, or thoughts, like a boundless void. One understanding of kūkan translates as something that contains, while another defines kūkan as something that opens up. Both views intertwine and coexist. It is precisely this expanded definition that makes kūkan a living, ever-shifting space.
Through mutual support and collaboration, the creators open up theretofore non-existent possibilities for movement. Using an original, self-built prop, they seek to understand how kūkan develops from a merely philosophical concept into a practical test of space. The performance thus consciously accepts limitation as a challenge. On a small block of concrete, a relationship develops in which boundaries become possibilities.
Fabla Collective: Kūkan
14,00 EUR
12,00 EUR * * EUR for younger than 25 and older than 65, as well as pensioners.
Photo Ajda Zupan
Photo Ajda Zupan
Photo Ajda Zupan
Photo Ajda Zupan
Photo Ajda Zupan
Photo Ajda Zupan
Set design concept and realisation: Inan Sven Du Swami and Mojca Špik
Music: Zhlehtet Live Band
Rok Zalokar – composition, piano electronics
Lenart De Bock – saxophone, flute
Boštjan Simon – saxophone
Kristijan Kranjčan – cello, drums
Žiga Smrdel – drums
Costume design: Iztok Hrga
Assistance with set design and technical implementation: Larisa Kazić
Assistance with technical implementation: Tines Špik
Lighting design: Gregor Kuhar
Set building: Matjaž Mandelc, Protovipa
Production: Inan Sven Du Swami, Mojca Špik, Fabla Collective
Co-production: Cankarjev dom, Hiša otrok in umetnosti
Financial support: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Municipality of Ljubljana
Founder and main co-funder of Cankarjev dom’s Arts and Culture programme
