Laurynas Adomaitis, Antanas Obcarskas. Boxing

Fueled by an unrelenting fighting spirit, “Boxing” is a sports-mystical travel drama about fighters from two generations. Saúlas (played by Laurynas Jurgelis) is a talented boxer whose exceptional potential is recognised by the club’s coach (played by Marius Repšys), who wants to make him world champion at any cost. Tsiganas (played by Gediminas Rimeika) is a boxer pushed into the background who refuses to accept the outsider’s role. Sensing his ambition, a businessman (played by Giedrius Savickas) takes the young athlete under his wing and seeks to overcome the traumas of his own life. Who will be knocked out in the end?

The clash between the two young boxers, Saúlas and Tsiganas, at a local club ignites global ambitions that transcend geographical—and at times even physical—boundaries. The young men’s journey to discover the fighter within becomes a means for old wolves to settle their scores. Society, on the one hand, celebrates fighters as heroes and, on the other, rejects them, accusing them of aggression. The fighter’s paradox gives rise to a tendency towards self-destruction. Boxers destroy their opponents, yet after winning they often feel they have destroyed themselves. Unlike other sports, nobody “plays” boxing. That is why real fighters will appear on the theatre stage, supervised by professional coaches. The actors’ physical and psychological preparation for the performance is unique.

Performance partner: “City Boxing” boxing and fitness club

The performance sketch was created in collaboration with the “Utopia” theatre.

The creation of the performance sketch was supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.

Thanks to: Hyon Gak Sunim Zen Center Regensburg e.V. and the “Helicentras” Helicopter Pilot School