Vanishing Points (Točke izginjanja)

Running time: 50 minutes

Dancer and choreographer Kaja Lin and puppeteer Maja Kunšič meet for the first time in a joint exploration of the theme of memory. They use the stage an intimate space where fragments of personal memories emerge from their bodies and objects—fragile, elusive, yet deeply present. What happens when you try to capture a piece of the past? How quickly do points of remembrance transform into vanishing points? In a blend of movement and animation, the body and the object become equivalent narrative mediums.

The title, Vanishing Points, is borrowed from a collection of poems by Lucija Stupica, who was the original inspiration for dancer and choreographer Kaja Lin and puppet designer Maja Kunšič. In the performance, the creators explore various relationships linked to different memories of significant events in their lives. They draw on memories of the body as well as various objects, while also probing into relationships: dancer – object, puppeteer – object, dancer – puppeteer, woman – woman, relationship – relationship.

The multidisciplinary approach (stage acting, puppetry, poetry, and dance) builds upon the artistic background of both creators. The stage thus becomes an intimate space for the performers’ reminiscences, which emerge through the body and various objects that evoke memories of childhood and of people who are no longer with us. 

The performance seeks to raise profound, existential questions about how memory shapes our identity, our perception of reality, and our self-understanding.

The show’s concepts are based on various philosophical writings. The most significant is Plato's metaphor of memory as a wax tablet, mentioned in his dialogue Theaetetus. As something is perceived and experienced, it leaves an impression in wax, just as an image is imprinted on a soft wax surface.

Predstava nas vodi skozi pokrajino spomina, kjer se osebni drobci prepletajo s poetičnimi podobami, filozofskimi odsevi in neizgovorjenim, ki se osvobaja iz telesa. Točke izginjanja tako postanejo prostor vmesnosti – kraj, kamor se vračamo, čeprav ga ni več na nobenem zemljevidu.