Theatre is probably one of the most material forms of art, almost tangible in its physical presence, always taking place here, in front of us, in an inevitably shared time and space. Perhaps this is why it is also the shortest way to our minds and emotions? If it is true that the relation of society towards the material, objects, images, sounds, products and events defines the state of the society, these very relations seem to be at the heart of this year’s festival.

Through the festival prism of emotional materialism as a sort of imaginary common denominator of the performances, artists will intervene in, testify to, or establish their statement towards these relations. By scratching the surface of things like old masks, rocks, archives, notes, machines, robots, tools, common kitchen or technological accessories, artifacts, corpses, food, or nature itself, we will unveil the layers of the de‑emotionalized world.