Performed by Yevheniia Khomenko and directed by Aljoscha at the National Circus of Ukraine, Kyiv.
The clowness plays with a delicate bioism ball-like creature but soon turns to a massive lever chain hoist. Adorned with a man’s hat, the machine symbolizes power and brutality. Fascinated, she interacts with the heavy chain but becomes trapped. Her struggle represents how rigid beliefs and dogmas trap the mind, activating stress pathways and cognitive dissonance. Weeping, she even decorates the chain, trying to rationalize her captivity. After a relentless struggle, she breaks free, illustrating the liberation from self-imposed mental constraints. The performance highlights the peril of fascination with power and the necessity of overcoming doctrinal entrapments for mental freedom.
