They create order, even if some things get stuck and others have a double bottom: drawers. As categories, they help us organise our thoughts and to understand the world. On the other hand, recent years have taught us that trees communicate, machines learn and oceans remember. Applied to our own lives, how do I find my comfort zone outside the box?
Ten years after the acclaimed play FLEX, Suna Gürler once again examines the social rules of the game together with seven young performers. What role should, could, do I want to play? Based on interviews with a wide range of people, the play looks at the big questions of life from many personal perspectives: How much self-determination is possible?
Unboxing
Written and directed by Suna Gürler
World premiere: 8. March 2025
The Young Programme is supported by the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation and the Ernst Göhner Foundation