[Mochvara gallery] D'epog: Hot Air Episodes

“HAPPILY NEVER AFTER EIGHT.”

"Clothes make the man. Words shape the woman. Me equals us minus you."

Promises that fade, words that fail, positions that shift, decisions that change. The performance follows the motif of a journey – chasing the illusion of permanence and the reasons we keep changing our minds. Built around the dramaturgical line Best Before, the concept explores the phenomenon of stability investigating what it means to stay solid in a world that won’t stop moving.

Created in collaboration with visual artist Jan Matýsek, the piece blends lavish costumes with fiercely restless physical expression. Originally premiered and set against the backdrop of the former House of Food and Vegetables, the performance thrives on the tension between the space and the performers’ volatile, visceral presence and almost frantic energy.

Director: Lucia Repašská
Costume Design: Jan Matýsek
Assistant director: Vojtěch Honig
Performance: Zdeněk Polák, Janet Prokešová, Zuzana Smutková
Speical thanks: Alžběta Kotková, Kryštof Pátra

Premiere
25 May 2025, City Food Market at Zelný trh, Brno

D’EPOG is a platform for contemporary experimental stage work. The group has been active since 2010 and its home stage is the city of Brno. The company’s activities are of laboratory nature. D’EPOG explores theatre and explores through theatre. The prime matter through which D’EPOG articulates its themes are the actor and space.

The work of D’EPOG places a strong emphasis on the role of the viewer, the degree of his/her freedom of interpretation and his/her participation on shaping the meaning of each performance. D’EPOG consistently develops the so-called “dramaturgy of space.” In order to push the boundaries of viewer’s perception it deliberately experiments with various models of organizing stage space – particularly through auditorium/stage dynamics. D’EPOG sets its projects in non-theatrical urban spaces which provide the plays’ thematic, ideological and conceptual resource.

In terms of genre, the output of D’EPOG skirts the line between drama, physical theatre, performance art and multimedia. D’EPOG collective consists of: Lucia Repašská (artistic head, director), Matyáš Dlab (dramaturg), Zdeněk Polák, Janet Prokešová, Zuzana Smutková (performers).