Maja Pelević, Betontanc: MAYBE WE ARE MICKEY MOUSE

The inspiration for the play Maybe We Are Mickey Mouse came from a graffiti in Belgrade depicting a couple—a boy and a girl—embracing, both wearing plastic mouse ears. At the center of the story is an old camera positioned in a passageway, through which characters come and go.

The play explores time and the individual’s relationship with frozen moments in life. It takes photography as its starting point—an art form that best reflects both the desire for eternity and the fear of impermanence. It examines frozen seconds—the fleeting instant when the camera flash goes off—and the longing to mourn a past moment when we were young. Mickey Mouse symbolizes eternal youth and the desire to never grow up, while also representing the imposed uniformity and automatism of consumerist society.

Creative Team:
Director & Music Selection: Matjaž Pograjc
Concept & Artistic Direction: Betontanc (Matjaž Pograjc, Tomaž Štrucl, Branko Potočan, Mateja Benedetti, Jure Vlahovič)
Cast: Bojan Krivokapić, Ana Marković, Stefan Bundalo, Jelena Ilić, Damjan Kecojević, Anastasia Mandić, Pavle Jerinić, Milena Predić
Set & Lighting Design: Tomaž Štrucl
Costume Design: Mateja Benedetti
Choreography: Branko Potočan
Language Editing: Ljiljana Mrkić Popović
Sound Design: Jure Vlahovič
Illustrations: Milica Butković
Executive Production: Maja Vižin, Milorad Jovanović
Organization: Jasmina Urošević

Production: National Theatre Belgrade, Bunker (Ljubljana), Sterijino Pozorje (Novi Sad)
With the support of: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Municipality of Ljubljana
Duration: 70 minutes

Tickets available before the performance at II. Gimnazija Maribor
Info: +386 31 694 559