ASK THE BREAD

SANSUSĪ FESTIVAL 2022 LV

ASK THE BREAD is telling the most insignificant story, about the most insignificant woman, in the most insignificant village. In this insignificance, lays the imprint of urbanization and a picture of a country which has moved to the center and forgotten its periphery. In this insignificant story, lives traditions soon to be forgotten, lives a past that has seen and felt the impact of the future, a past glorified and condemned, a future feared with the belief for better.

CONCEPT/MASK/DIRECTING - VITA MALAHOVA

PERFORMERS - AUDE LORRILLARD, OSKARS MOORE, EMĪLIJA BERGA, KITIJA GEIDĀNE

VIDEO / VISUALS - UNDĪNE CELITĀNE

PHOTOGRAPHY - VIKA EKSTA

SOUND DESIGN - ALBERTO BARBERIS

Produced by Sansusī Festival

Supported by VSIA Riga Circus, Residency Center SERDE, Residency center RUCKA , Kurzeme Culture Program, Sansusī Wellbeing residency.

©Junajala

©Vika Eksta

PREVIOUS RESEARCH

During the Sansusī Wellbeing Residency Program, artists collaborated with the Aknīste elderly people's home, guiding creative workshops and connecting tasks with research for the performance. The artists also visited farmsteads in rural areas and interviewed their inhabitants, posing questions such as: What does 'work' mean to you? And how does the body relate to your work? The creative team explored how the conception of the body has evolved over the years and its impact on our lives today.