Program 2026

Essay on Light

Musasi Entertainment Company

Date

06/06/2026

Time:

19:00

Venue:

Flachsland – Hamburger Puppentheater

Category:

Object Theater
📸 Anežka Pithartová
Essay on Light is an experimental puppet theater piece that explores light as a central artistic medium. Inspired by the format of the audiovisual essay, the Czech Musaši Entertainment Company combines theatrical, visual, and discursive elements into a unique stage form.

Starting with a dialogic scene between two personified spotlights reflecting on their own role in the theater, the work unfolds in associative sequences of images and text. These range from the cultural-historical significance of fire as the earliest source of light, through technical aspects—such as incandescent filaments as the material basis of theatrical lighting—to speculative future scenarios in which light becomes part of digital and posthuman systems.
“Essay on Light” is a play.
It is a puppet show.
The focus is on light.
Light is an important element here.

The Musaši Entertainment Company
is from the Czech Republic.
They combine theater, visuals,
and dialogue on stage.

At the beginning, two spotlights speak.
They are like people.
They reflect on their roles.
In the theater.

Then come many images and texts.
The scenes are loosely connected.
They present various ideas on the theme of light.

It’s also about history.
For example, fire.
Fire used to be an important source of light.

Technology is also a theme.
For example, light bulbs.
They make light possible in the theater.

The play also looks to the future.
How is light changing?
What role does it play in digital worlds?
By and with: Adam Páník | Tereza Havlová | Matěj Šumbera | Veronika Traburová | Františka Jesenská

Language:

Czech with English subtitles

Duration:

60 min

Accessibility:

TRIGGER WARNING: Not suitable for audience members who may be sensitive to the following: coloured or rapidly flashing lights; only partially suitable for blind and visually impaired audience members; includes some spoken Czech passages; early boarding available; estimated audience size: fewer than 100 seats; pictograms available; public transport information available; accessible toilet located 220 metres from the venue at Trude Barmbek.

Address:

Flachsland – Hamburger Puppentheater

Bramfelder Str. 9, 22305 Hamburg
This guest performance is made possible with the support of Bezirksamt Hamburg-Nord, Nová Síť, in cooperation with the Malá Inventura Festival Prague

Remaining tickets may be available at the box office.