marriage 2020

Beauty, unique compatibility, intellectual drive, the challenging years weathered together, and prosperity now — they seem like the perfect couple. And yet, there's a crack. Is the reason within them or in the laws of the world in which they exist? It's a new world, but it is entirely determined by the events we are experiencing today.

Two individuals "went on a date." Here in Zoom, they had their meetings during the 2020 lockdown. Now, in 2035, no one uses such outdated programs. But why not allow a bit of nostalgia, especially on an anniversary.

What is happening to us, sociologists call a shared experience. Shared, in the sense of being collective and collectively lived. But how much has it divided us? How much have we atomized? And what forms will the changes in the world order and the psychology of each of us take? You can choose your perspective: focus on these questions or on how two loving people destroy each other in real time. Perhaps, for the sake of life.

Zoom has become our universal means of communication. But what if we stumble upon someone else's conversation? And find ourselves inside someone else's world? And someone else's time? We become witnesses to a drama that seems to have nothing to do with us. Or does it have the most direct connection?

Director
Semyon Alexandrovskiy

Actors
Alyona Starostina, Ivan Nikolaev

Playwright
Esther Bol [Asia Voloshina]

Architector
Artem Arsenian

Production
Pop-Up Theatre
The Access Point Festival