Theatre as a space for dialogue.
A week-long international residency in Vilnius bringing together artists from Belarus and Sweden to explore theatre as a tool for community-building and reflection on contemporary social processes.
Freedom as a process.
In this performance, actors from Belarus and Sweden explore themes of freedom and democracy through different perspectives, based on their personal experiences — from migration and bureaucracy to childhood trauma and existential loneliness.
The focus is not only on the experience itself, but also on how we live through it: how social context changes us and shapes our understanding of limits.
The performance reflects on freedom as a process — a constant movement between choice and doubt, action and fear, personal responsibility and pressure from the system. The actors explore the boundaries that shape everyday life, both those imposed "from above" and those we create ourselves through self-censorship and avoiding conflict.
Through personal stories, music, and physical expression, the performance reveals what often remains unspoken: small moments of moral choice that shape our reality.
The performance does not give clear answers, but creates a space for reflection, inviting the audience not only to watch, but also to relate what they see to their own experience.
The performance & how it was.
Participants of Theatre Camp.
Theatre and screen actress. Consistently unbalanced — within the framework of artistic research. Plays with space, time, and perception, inviting audiences into the unknown.
Harón works with forum theatre in schools around Sweden, together with the group Torgteatern. He has also carried out projects at the latinamerican independent theatre scene AliasTeatern in Stockholm.
An actress, performer, writer, and stand-up comic from Minsk, Belarus. She graduated from the Institute of Journalism and plays in theaters: the experimental theater "Golova Noga", Laboratory of Social Theater and Tutejshy theater.
A Swedish–Finnish British director and writer based in both Sweden and the UK. She creates playful, politically charged theatre and film for children and adults.
A cross-disciplinary stage art performer with roots in acting and music. She interests herself in how the world operates and how its individuals find their place within it. Strong artistic visions and the hunger to always learn something new lead the way but the process is equally important to provide the details in her work.
Born in Argentina, she studied Performing Arts at the University of the Arts, where she worked extensively in physical and fringe theatre. She later moved to Melbourne, developing her theatre career further, and is now based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is currently working in communications and researching how language barriers can be transcended in theatre.
She has studied acting at Teater Tribunalen's program in Political Performing Arts and at Wik Folk High School, and is trained as a project manager through Kulturverkstan in Gothenburg. She has worked as a producer and coordinator with organizations and festivals such as Tempo Documentary Festival, Stockholm Fringe Festival, Tensta Dansar, and FOLK in Skärholmen, and as a producer for choreographer Sindri Runudde.
Nadzeya Sheibak is an independent theatre director and performer based in Warsaw. Her practice combines documentary theatre, physical performance, and performative research. She explores the body, memory, and collective reflection through theatrical forms.
Mentors & guest artists.
Audiovisual artist and experiential designer exploring the emotional edges of sound, image, and immersive technologies. With a background in theatre performance, she researches and develops experiential technologies alongside narratives and concepts, exploring how emerging tools can act as collaborators in the creative process. She has been working across Europe, showcasing at festivals and exhibitions, and sharing what she has learned along the way. She was involved in the Digital Onstage initiative, which brings media artists and performers together to create collaborative, immersive stage experiences. Nicole's work aims to create spaces where people feel fully human, engaging with emotion, reflection, learning, and community.
nicolechufi.com
Educator, theatre director, actor with 20+ years of experience across drama and puppet theatre, film, and cultural projects. With a strong background in theatre performance, he teaches acting and works as a professional actor in Lithuania's independent theatre scene. He is a recipient of theatre awards and spent ten years as a leading actor at the Belarusian Puppet Theatre. In this project, he will support participants in finding the essence of their ideas, shaping the artistic direction, and structuring the full creative process — from the first concept to the final presentation.
Photos from the camp.
Photos by Anton Turkou