Comments - Mayfly

MAYFLY GUESTS AT THE THEATER HOBBIT. It only has one day. And yet a whole life - dense and full. Hardly anyone lives as intensely as "The Mayfly" by "pohyb's and consorts". In just under 90 minutes, Stefan Ferencz conjures up a 24-hour biography - not chronological - on the stage that has it all. Motherly love, learning to walk or fly (multi-layered), departure, towards the light or the promise, searching, landing, arriving, trying, letting go, happiness and suffering. In fact, the whole palette of a whole life that may have some kind of conclusion with death, but doesn't really end. Something continues... One of the poetic goosebumps moments of the play. The fact that this fly sees the stage as its calling fits wonderfully, is a convincing metaphor and gives not only her, but also Stefan Ferencz, the opportunity to express themselves comprehensively, forcefully, humorously and meaningfully; without - in Slovak. That is surprising at first. But what is even more surprising is that it does not seem strange. Ferencz succeeds in doing that too: showing the audience in the truest sense of the word that there are words beyond language - communication is possible. And yet there is this loneliness. It is always there, but never oppressive, rather touching, because it conveys the mayfly's deeply concentrated desire to come to oneself, to be with oneself. And besides, we all know that crucial, existential things often have to be endured alone and dealt with by oneself. One of the great things about the program is that everything, even when it concerns deep and existential things, is permeated by a lightness (even the most physically demanding moments) that corresponds to the small, delicate creature that is the mayfly and enchants the audience. Stefan Ferencz does not play a mayfly - thanks also to the direction of his partner Maike Jansen - but is one. At the end, you leave and ask yourself whether "pohyb's and co." didn't just show us that our lives aren't all that different.

One day, one life... The small theater room of "Pohyb's and Co." is filled to the last seat. With a brilliant blend of slapstick, pantomime and clowning, Stefan Ferencz captivates and delights the audience for over an hour and a half in the one-act play "The Mayfly." Barely launched into the world, the little mayfly's lifespan is inexorably approaching its end with every tick and tock of its pocket watch. But the insect bravely throws itself into the adventure of life and gives itself wholeheartedly to every single moment. Initially stammering and trembling with stage fright, the fly develops into a great actor. In a heartwarming love story, the wildly beating hearts fly back and forth between "Romea and Julio." Things get extremely dramatic when "Telmah" struggles with the existential question "byt ci nebyt" and - as if he had flipped a switch - seconds later the talented actor is having a great time with a joke he has played himself. Stefan Ferencz is not acting - he is the mayfly who loves and fights, who suffers and rejoices, unbridled and full of passion. And the audience loves and fights and suffers with him. Stefan Ferencz acts expressively and with great intensity, playing his way into the hearts of the audience with his mayfly. When the fly's clock has finally run out, the most important stages of her life appear again in fast forward: the death of her mother, the argument with her strict father, her first love and her success on stage. This lively mayfly, who bravely ventured out into the world and undauntedly fulfilled her dream, was a wonderful fit for the end of the year. Her humming certainly brought one or two thoughts to mind in the audience's heads. They thanked the actor for his great performance with plenty of applause. Everyone happily accepted the invitation from Maike Jansen, who directed the show, and Stefan Ferencz and ended the evening with tasty treats and lively conversation.

HOFHEIM (gk). Stefan Ferencz delights the audience in Hofheim as a mayfly. Fortunately, the story was not about an ordinary housefly - after this performance, none of the audience could kill one, no matter how much it tormented them. Abysmal despair, exuberant joy, childlike amazement - with the entire spectrum of emotions, Stefan Ferencz captivated the audience with a mixture of pantomime, slapstick and clowning. "The Mayfly" is the name of the piece that was shown in a performance by the mobile theater "Pohyb's and Co." in Hofheim. But unlike the flying insect Ephemeroptera (from the Greek ephemeros = one-day and pteron = wing), this mayfly does not use its short lifespan exclusively for mating and laying eggs. It bravely escapes its narrow everyday life and sets out to explore the world. She is in constant dialogue with a pocket watch that shows her lifespan, which is inexorably passing. Finally, the fly fulfills her big dream and becomes an actor. It is indescribable how Ferencz rapidly switched between all genres - from love stories to drama and humor - and all roles. Hearts flew back and forth between "Romea and Julio," Telmah philosophized about the question "to be or not to be," and the joke teller was delighted by a joke about a Porsche driver. And even though no viewer could speak Slovak, everyone understood every word of the actor's expressive gestures and facial expressions. But at some point the fly's last hour had struck. Before she finally said goodbye to the world, she went through the most important stages of her life once again. Ferencz became a baby fly, happily recognized his mother, despaired over her death, argued with his uncomprehending father, experienced his first love, finally set off into an unknown world and once again enjoyed the audience's applause as an actor. In the piece "The Mayfly", the Slovakian mime Stefan Ferencz incorporates a number of autobiographical elements. The audience thanked the artist for his fantastic performance with long applause.

...touched and enchanted... The Mayfly in Hofheim was a very nice experience yesterday! We went home touched and enchanted, and also a little sad. I felt sorry for the little helpless fly, she would have liked an enthusiastically applauding audience in her good times, and not just at the end. The children also liked it, especially the "light sword fight" that little Mucha performed. Thank you for the lovely evening... But then we all discussed the flashbacks and the order of the short life under the mosquito net above the big bed. I love seeing you so much! You are great artists with big hearts! Thank you for the lovely experience.

Mobile theater "pohyb's and consorts" delights Damme audience Damme (tim) Mucha loves the audience. He dreams of applause and fame, and of being an actor. But Mucha is a mayfly, and they have - nomen est omen - a short life. One day, to be precise. But that is enough for the little mayfly, played by Stefan Ferencz from the mobile theater "pohyb's and consorts", to have a full life. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes comical, Ferencz plays the insect that is in dialogue with the clock of life. But the mayfly does not let that stop her from living her dream. As a musketeer, she defeats imaginary enemies. In Romoeo and Juliet, wildly beating hearts find each other. In the tragedy Hamlet, the mayfly asks the crucial question "To be or not to be?" before having a great laugh at a Porsche driver's joke. Ferencz plays expressively, intensely and captivatingly with a mixture of slapstick, pantomime and clowning. It is surprising that he only speaks Slovak, but this is not a problem, because his gestures and facial expressions say more than 1000 words. Then the clock runs out. With few aids, reduced to physical effort, "pohyb's and co." took the audience on an imaginary journey into the life of a mayfly, which is not so different from a human life.