HIR-O (16) • Compagnie Pal Frenak

Humanity has grown too distant from its original, natural environment. While we yearn for a more harmonious existence, we are surrounded by more and more chaos every day, making it increasingly difficult to find our way around and live a healthy life.

One summer afternoon, Alma, Drifter, Félix, and Bella find themselves in a mysterious, dark realm governed by the rules of chess. The only way they can get home is if they face the logical challenges and the decisions they have to make.

In Schubert’s sensitive and oddly toned work, Death is soft and friendly while the maiden is distraught and frightened. The dancers of the Ballet Company of Győr use the emotional and passionate movements of Krisztina Szőllősi to tell the story of the difficult experience of acceptance and passing.