“Adults do nothing but guard the boundaries of custom," is one of the authentic quotes from the personal diary of the Czech art historian, poet and prominent dissident Věra Jirousová.
This important figure of the Czech intelligentsia in the second half of the 20th century, after signing Charter 77, was caught up in a whirlwind of persecution and systematic harassment by the state authorities of the time, operating exclusively within the framework of the Czechoslovak, pro-Soviet political regime.
Věra Jirousová's personal diary and the memories of her son Tobias became the basic, inspiring starting point for the high school students from the Memory of Nations Theatre Studio in Divadlo Bez zábradlí to create a production of Tweets. During their meetings, the young theatre students, under the guidance of the progressive lecturer Barbora Černochová, dealt mainly with the questions: what is it like to be a young, thoughtful, non-conformist girl growing up in 1950s Czechoslovakia? What does one print in one's diary entries? Can we really get to know him through them?
The production of Tweets premiered on May 14, 2023 at the Memorial of Silence, where it was subsequently performed in June with unexpected audience interest.
We thank the photographer Mr. Pavlov Štingl for the photo.
