Fent Cua / While we waited
2020
Queuing - a forced pause in our daily lives. The in-between time, the non-time, the seemingly banal act that puts our body in a special state, forces us to stop and wait, and puts us in relationships of power or vulnerability, depending on the context and the purpose of queuing.
Fent Cua / While We Waited is a project and performance that draws inspiration and a starting point for research from the situation of queuing. It is a participatory performance by Urša Sekirnik and Joana Serra that puts the audience experience at the centre.
Waiting, this everyday and banal act, soon turns out to be a complex social phenomenon, and by highlighting various aspects and themes related to queuing, the authors open up space and time for reflection on different aspects of waiting and queuing.
A fundamental part of the creative process was the question of how the organisation of crowds, so typical of queuing, can be transformed into a theatrical framework and how this everyday situation can become performative.
The project Fent Cua / While We Were Waiting is produced by the Emanat Institute in partnership with the cultural and artistic association NUM.
More about the project: https://emanat.si/si/produkcija/joana-serra-forast%C3%A9-in-ursa-sekirnik-fent-cua/
CO-OPERATORS
Conception and performance by Joana Serra Forasté and Urša Sekirnik
Playwright: Joana Serra Forasté, Urša Sekirnik, Carlota Grau Bagès
Dramaturgy by Carlota Grau Bagès
Space design by Mercè Lucchetti
Music by Joan Cot Ros
Technical direction by: Sergio Roca Saiz
Technical support: Janko Oven
Costume design: Urša Sekirnik
Promo photography and video: Nora Baylach
Photo documentation: Nada Žgank
Graphic design: Špela Drašlar Executive production: Sabrina Železnik
SUPPORT
Production.
Co-produced by Antic Teatre, Espai de creació, Barcelona l'Estruch - Espai de creació de les arts en viu, Sabadell Festival Escena Poblenou, Barcelona
Partners: KUD NUM; Bunker / Old City Power Plant - Elektro Ljubljana; Ljubljana Secondary School of Education, Gymnasium and Artistic Gymnasium; Associació cultural La Visiva, Barcelona; La Poderosa, Barcelona; JSKD - Public Fund for Cultural Activities
Financial support: the Municipality of Ljubljana and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia
