The stage design follows the idea of a vertical spatial structure in which upward and downward movement defines the rhythm of the piece. Verticality runs through all elements, from the lift platform to the fabric panels descending from the ceiling, and shapes the space as both mechanical and visual structure.
Several net like banners hang in sequence and open the stage into depth. Projections of text and image pass through these layers and create a composition of light and movement. The nets evoke grids, boundaries and play, functional structures that also refer to permeability and illusion.
In the front area, organically shaped bodies appear, rotating and interacting with the central figure. Their seemingly autonomous movement contrasts with the precise mechanics of the lift and introduces the principle of the living, or rather its simulation, into the scene.
A badminton machine intermittently shoots shuttlecocks through the space. The calculated arc of their trajectory points to weightlessness and to the attempt to suspend falling for a brief moment.
Developed in close dialogue with the dramaturgy and text, the stage design serves as a spatial extension of the piece’s central ideas: the relationship between human and machine, control and behavior, technology and play.