I Will Remember You / RootlessRoot

A physical and poetic performance about death, detachment, and memory — told from the perspective of the one who leaves and the one who remains.

Premiére: 30 June 2026

17:00 — performance followed by a discussion
20:00 — evening performance (without discussion)

Where: ODA – Okruhový Dom Armády, Trenčín

I Will Remember You

A physical and poetic performance about death, detachment, and memory — told from the perspective of the one who leaves and the one who remains.

On an almost empty stage, two figures move through an intimate ritual of farewell. A body is carried, lifted, released, dressed, and mourned. The performance unfolds through physical images evoking funeral rites, acts of care, and gradual separation.

A live soundscape is created directly on stage using bells, wooden sticks, breath, and voice. The space transforms into a place of grief, resistance, cleansing, and quiet presence.

At the heart of the performance lies the paradoxical relationship between memory and detachment: the dead asks the living to forget, to stop feeling, and to let go of everything that binds them together — while at the same time saying:

"I will remember you."

The performance explores:

• the physical effort of grief
• the tenderness and violence of letting go
• the body as a carrier of memory
• the impossibility of holding on to life
• the transformation of grief into movement

Rather than presenting death as tragedy, the piece approaches it as a natural dissolution of form. The stage becomes a space where memory disintegrates, rituals are questioned, and attachment gradually fades — until only breath, movement, and the present moment remain.

Directed by: Jozef Fruček

Performers: Jozef Fruček, Linda Kapetanea, Andrej Štepita, Michal Heriban