A peculiar dramatic Odyssey, imbued with actualities and allegories, turns into a vicious thriller. The mental game and exciting chat of avatars with famous names, he - Marko Polo and she - Kublai Khan, become a dangerous plot of "justified crime". However, the duel may not be real, but "just a bunch of distorted ideas about the desired outcomes". It is the world of Mindpolis that fundamentally questions the human paradox in the split between creation and destruction, light and darkness, eros and thanatos. Ultimately, it leads us to the question: can only the imaginary, as the last line of defense, protect us from such a reality that is impossible to accept. Are we just in front of nothingness awakened in our essence of human doubt and weakness, inclinations and excitement. When there is no more time...and you can end the pain with one touch, like in a mobile app.
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Author of the text: Emilia Agnesa and Nenad Glavan
Cast: Iskra Jirsak and Sven Jakir
(Creative contributions from selected Mindopolis App 1.0 players are integrated into performances in multimedia mode)
Directed by: Nenad Glavan
Dramaturgy: Emilia Agnesa
Translation: Sandro Salopek
Mobile app programming: Ian Rumac
3D modelling: Filip Ugrin
Costumes: Ivana Bakal
Music composition: Josip Čapeta
VJing and MoCap: Gordan Bezjak
Scenic movement: Jasna Čižmek Tarbuk
Light design: Tomislav Maglečić
Sound design and soundmen: Dominik Kisić and Hugo Baranger
Scenic installation craft: Zdravko Romanić
Carpentry construction: Mario Hajek
Photography director: Marko Dimić
Assistant director: Nina Kovačević
Costume assistant: Diana Mihalić
Supported by: City of Zagreb / Ministry of Culture and Media - Republic of Croatia
Partners: MSU Zagreb / Zip_Zone Rome / Storylab Zagreb / Pogon Zagreb
Donations: HAJ design d.o.o. / KBC Hospital Sisters of Mercy Zagreb / Morna veterinary clinic / Peruša wines
Trigger warning: Audience is pleased to set the mobile phones on plane mode
Age restrictions: 10+
Running time: 1 h 20 min (no intermission)
Performed in Croatian, with English, Romanian and Hungarian translation