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‘This is my truth, tell me yours’ is a solo project by the dramaturg and writer Jasna Žmak, in which she explores her relationship with the artistic field, questioning the responsibilities and the anxieties that the role of the contemporary artist implies. The performance leans on her personal experience from 2011, where she began suffering from tinnitus and hyperacusis after firing a theatre gun during the performance ‘MandićMachine’.

Directed by Bojan Jablanovec and performed by Marko Mandić, in this piece Žmak creates her own version of a 'ŽmakMachine' and explores the ways in which art forms the reality we are living in. Although seemingly not connected, the themes of tinnitus and patriarchy become the central motif of this work that operates at the intersection between stand-up comedy and lecture performance. Appearing on stage in the role of the performer for the first time, Žmak deals with questions of truthfulness and representation as well as participation and responsibility, guiding us through her dramaturgical and sexual experiences, asking herself and the audience questions about the importance and the meaning of artistic production in the era of wild capitalism.

Duration: 60 min
Genre: Solo performance
Language: English

Credits 

Author and dramaturg: Jasna Žmak
Performer: Jasna Jasna Žmak
Lighting designer: Anton Modrušan
Support in movement creation: Ana Kreitmeyer
Producers: Romana Brajša, Špela Trošt (Via Negativa), Barbara Zonta (City of Women)
Production: Center for Drama Art, Zagreb & Via Negativa, Ljubljana & City of Women, Ljubljana
Partners: KunstTeatar, Zagreb & VoxFeminae festival, Zagreb & Zavod En-Knap, Ljubljana

This project was developed during PARL – Performance Art Research Ljubljana 2022.

Get in touch

Production contact: Špela Trošt spelca200@gmail.com

Status: Ready for touring