'Paper Swans,' a full-length play by Vyte Garriga, premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2024. Set in a closed park, the narrative revolves around a parkkeeper and a woman in a white ballet dress, Anna, who is compelled to fold paper swans by dawn. The play, influenced by the Theatre of the Absurd, highlights the existential futility of her repetitive task, echoing notions from Camus' 'Myth of Sisyphus.' This accessible production offers a reflective experience on artistic endeavor amidst absurdity and despair within a compact hour-long format.
In 'Paper Swans,' a parkkeeper encounters a mysterious woman in a ballet dress, engaging in a dreamlike repetition of making paper swans, rich in symbolic meaning.
Garrigaâs character, Anna, blends absurdity and existential themes as she obsessively crafts origami swans, echoing Camus' ideas of futile perseverance and the absurdity of existence.
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