Clown, juggling and dance
Age: 3+
A solo performance without dialogue that exposes the absurdities of modern office life.
A day in the life of an overworked, jaded man, trapped in his office and his daily routine.
He juggles his work through repetitive and increasingly absurd tasks while fighting boredom and stress. Torn between his desire to leave and the fear of leaving his current life behind, he searches for ways to enjoy his work and tests the limits of the little freedom he has left.
Through his obsessions, rituals, failures, frustrations and small moments of happiness, NINE TO FIVE explores the absurdities of a meaningless job and takes a satirical look at modern working culture, conformity and overwork.
Artistic Theme
NINE TO FIVE is a satirical reflection on contemporary work culture and the pressure to be constantly more productive and efficient. It explores a reality in which work often becomes part of our identity, while the need for financial security can keep us trapped in jobs that bring neither meaning nor fulfilment.
As the pressure to conform grows, the character finds himself caught between exhaustion and the fear of change. His daily rituals become increasingly mechanical and absurd, revealing the fragile balance between the person he is and the professional mask he tries to maintain.
Juggling, dance and clowning become the main tools for telling this story. Mechanical movements, repetition and the interaction between the performer’s body and the juggling objects transform the familiar gestures of office life into a physical and visual language filled with humour, frustration and absurdity.
Company: Cie Circographie
By and performed by: Asaf Mor
Outside Eye: Michael Wiame, Matthias Romir
Sound / Lights: Karolyne Laporte
Music: Stuart Earl, Underfelt, Chopin, Trentemøller
Free admission for children, schoolchildren, college students, teachers, and people with disabilities.
The performance was funded through private donations to the Mini Art Foundation and with financial support for transportation costs from the French Institute in Serbia and Teatroscope — a program initiated by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Culture, and the French Institute in Paris.
Photo: Déborah Priem