TransiT

And you, what would you be reincarnated as?

After her bicycle accident, Tania waits in the TransiT lounge and gradually reveals herself by recounting the various moods and moments of her past life. Dan, the master of the place and a meticulous organizer, sprinkles logic onto an absurd system. Reincarnation can finally take place. Based on an original and poetic text with a minimalist staging, TransiT invites each viewer to rediscover a past experience, a state of mind, perhaps even a part of themselves.

Originally written over ten years ago as a solo performance for Christine Lobera (Tania), the play TransiT was later enriched by the character of Dan, following the writing of a novel in which he plays the main role. From the very beginning, it was clear that two T-shaped doors with adjustable colors, depending on the emotional climate, should be installed on stage to symbolize the passage into the TransiT lounge—and above all, to visually emphasize the word “TransiT” with two capital Ts. The large white cushion at the center of the stage is the central element of the play, symbolizing emotions, characters, and more—a medium through which all living beings in TransiT can interact. We called on other talents for music and costume design to highlight the uniqueness of the setting and its characters. The direction and acting approach focused on a dual reality: a confined space—the TransiT lounge—for the living beings, and an open, overflowing space for Dan, who exists beyond the limits of the stage. Interaction between Dan (an active link in a chain of absurd commands) and the living beings in TransiT was intentionally kept to a minimum.