X Human Minutes. What would you do?
How long is one minute? Is it a fleeting instant or an eternity? Time, as simple as it seems, is perceived differently by each of us. For some, a minute drags endlessly at a bus stop; for others, it disappears in the thrill of breaking a world record.
The performance starts at the Applied Theatre studio, Franz-Joseph-Straße 2 and ends at Paumannpark/JUZ Lehen, Schumacherstraße 20.
Sturdy and weather-appropriate footwear is recommended.
Total duration approx. 3 hours with breaks and parcours.
How long is a minute? A fleeting moment or rather an eternity? In fact, time is perceived differently by each of us. For some, a minute at the bus stop drags on endlessly, for others it races by like a world record attempt.
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that humanity would disappear from the earth. Most likely, however, human-like life will return to this planet one day. What will they find of us? ‘X Human Minutes’ explores this question through snapshots of human existence - ordinary moments, funny situations, moving encounters.
‘X Human Minutes’ is an archive, a time capsule in which every second counts. Mainly young people fill it with various minutes from their own lives, those of relatives, chance acquaintances, pets, bus stops, microbes, etc.. The Capsule of Memory is then closed together with the audience, or does anyone else have something to add?
The project is the fourth cooperation between the Sommerszene and the Master's programme Applied Theatre - Critical Theatre Practice & Community of the Thomas Bernhard Institute at the Mozarteum University.
By and with: Uliana Kotomina, Peter Tinta, Julia Zelenkevich, Mustafa Durgut and team
Production team: Xindi Cao, Ulrike Hatzer, Mirjam Klebel, Sophie León Pellegrin, Salome Roithinger, Pao Chang Tsai
Video support: Nicole Baïer
Production support: Judith Franke
With heartfelt thanks to the Literaturhaus and PMU – Paracelsus Medical University