22 — 26.05
Chagaldak Zamirbekov/Theater 705 Bishkek
Уя (Nest)
theatre
| Kyrgyz, Russian → NL, FR | ⧖ 1h50 | €18 / €15
In Уя (‘Nest’), we observe a corridor of a small apartment in Bishkek, as if from the room next door, while several characters pass by: a girl who works in the Kyrgyz clubbing scene, a boy whose father left to fight with ISIS, an elderly woman who created an orphanage at home, a far-right nationalist and a feminist activist. Theater 705, one of the few independent theatres in Kyrgyzstan and a feminist voice in Central Asia, created Уя (Nest) from recorded interviews with real people in Kyrgyzstan who answered the same question: what is home for you? Chagaldak Zamirbekov and his actors weave together these stories in a cinematographic, hyper-realistic style that reproduces not just the words of each respondent, but also their pauses and intonations. The characters in the same space do not seem to see each other, evoking a sense of loneliness and bewilderment in Kyrgyz society, fertile ground increasingly used to affirm nationalist ideology. Maybe this house, this nest, is the nation itself, a place where people can be merely present in the same space or truly live together. Уя (Nest) paints a portrait of Kyrgyz society on the cusp of hyperbole and realism. It’s a rare opportunity to confront the intimate revelations of a region absent from the festival for too long.
22.05
23.05
24.05
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Continental Brussels
Director: Chagaldak Zamirbekov | Performers: Asylbek kyzy Zere, Tursunbaeva Gulmira, Edigeeva Aisanat Asylbekovna, Zhusupbek uulu Emil, Kaparova Manasbek | Producer: Kaparova Manasbek
