HARMS FAULT!
nonsense theatrical puppet concert on prepared accordion
19. 10. 2024, 19:00 →
Maribor centre
Cultural Quarter Minoriti, Maribor Puppet Theatre
pr@minoriti.si
Music
“An old woman fell out of the window because she was too curious. She fell and broke into pieces.”
Enter Harms' illogical machine, a contraption that smashes glass, plays symphonies, and triggers stories, incidents, and motifs from one of the last representatives of the Russian avant-garde, Harms-Šardam, Kharms, Dandan, Harmonius… or whoever. Actor, puppeteer, and musician Matija Solce, through gentle animation of soft, realistic puppets, objects, and materials, as well as through grotesque cabaret and instrumental passages, weaves a situational comedy that challenges and provokes contemporary stereotypes through the absurdity of never-ending falling grandmothers. At the heart of the performance is an original instrument, a composition of accordions, bagpipes, analog mechanisms, doll parts, midi technology, and clocks without hands.