Two Men and a Plank / PERFORMANCE / DON GNU / KONTEKSTY X: W NIEZNANE

Raw physicality, clowning and slapstick – your favorites DON GNU are back in action, this time under the open sky. They fight fiercely over who will be the first and how well... they will position the plank. However, it is probably not about the plank, but about identity, masculinity, power, and the right to be oneself. In sandals.

This outdoor performance, full of absurdity and self-irony, combines physical theater of movement with Jackass-style mishaps and a large dose of unexpected tenderness.

DON GNU guarantees physical theater and dance that combine into a playful and poetic image of human strength. The company was founded in 2010 by two choreographers, Jannik Elkær and Kristoffer Louis Andrup, who also form the artistic duo at the helm of DON GNU. Currently, the theater is one of the most frequently presented companies in Denmark. In addition to its intensive activities in Denmark, DON GNU has presented its performances in all Scandinavian countries, South Korea, Canada, much of Europe, and Cuba.

The name of the company refers to the paradox contained in the name DON GNU. Don as an individual and Gnu (wildebeest) as a herd animal – the combination of individuality and collectivity creates the dynamics, experimentation, and basis for the development of ideas that are the hallmark of DON GNU's productions.