Metamorphosis

What happens when, one morning, we wake up in a body that has suddenly become different, strange and incomprehensible? Based on Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, the performance follows Gregor Samsa as he finds himself in a world where everything familiar has become strange. This visual and theatrical narrative explores questions of otherness, alienation, identity, and how to find meaning in a world that suddenly no longer understands us.

“Gregor Samsa does not physically transform; instead, he has a camera mounted on his forehead, while projections show the world from the perspective of the ‘monstrous insect’. From time to time, words such as carapace and claws appear on the actor’s body, as if they had been ‘tattooed’ onto him. The result is highly suggestive and deeply moving in its striking visual clarity.” — Vladimír Mikulka for Nadivadlo

Based in Hradec Králové, Divadlo DRAK is internationally renowned for combining Czech puppetry traditions with auteur theatre, experimentation and visual innovation. Its productions explore new theatrical languages whilst remaining accessible to audiences of all ages.