– PROPAGANDA – HATRED – DEHUMANISATION – CHAOS – DETERMINATION – RWANDA –
Early April 1994. A voice on the radio sounds urgent: “It is time to cut down the tall trees! Cut down the tall trees!”
Respect for human life is gone, lost somewhere beyond the thousand hills. In its place come fear and hatred, spreading through the air. There is nowhere to hide. Neighbours are no longer neighbours. Friends are no longer friends.
What were the causes, consequences, and circumstances of the incomprehensibly brutal events that unfolded in Rwanda in the spring of 1994? Could something similar happen again in Europe thirty years later? Or what if it never truly ended? When do words turn into machetes? Do old grievances still live within us? Are we capable of forgiveness? Are we willing to forgive?
A performance-lecture examining the tragic events of the Rwandan genocide and their significance in today’s socio-political context.
The performance-lecture as a genre brings together educational and performative strategies.
Early April 1994. A voice on the radio sounds urgent: “It is time to cut down the tall trees! Cut down the tall trees!”
Respect for human life is gone, lost somewhere beyond the thousand hills. In its place come fear and hatred, spreading through the air. There is nowhere to hide. Neighbours are no longer neighbours. Friends are no longer friends.
What were the causes, consequences, and circumstances of the incomprehensibly brutal events that unfolded in Rwanda in the spring of 1994? Could something similar happen again in Europe thirty years later? Or what if it never truly ended? When do words turn into machetes? Do old grievances still live within us? Are we capable of forgiveness? Are we willing to forgive?
A performance-lecture examining the tragic events of the Rwandan genocide and their significance in today’s socio-political context.
The performance-lecture as a genre brings together educational and performative strategies.
Authors: Richard Janča, Matěj Pour, Adéla Garabíková
Directed by: Richard Janča
Music: Tomáš Zahrádka
Set design: Jakub Šulík
Dramaturgy: Adéla Garabíková
Production: Rozálie Kotková
Cast: Richard Janča, Matěj Pour
Directed by: Richard Janča
Music: Tomáš Zahrádka
Set design: Jakub Šulík
Dramaturgy: Adéla Garabíková
Production: Rozálie Kotková
Cast: Richard Janča, Matěj Pour