This is how it is in my world
This is how it is in my world (2025) was a production by FemPem creative group.
The production was performed at Black Box teater as a part of the Oslo International Theatre Festival 2025.
14 March - Talk by Olga Malysheva: «Moderne teater i Kasakhstan og Sentral-Asia. Søken etter identitet og et nytt teaterspråk» ("Modern theatre in Kazakstan and Central Asia. The search for identity and a new theatre language").
15 March - FemPem creative group in conversation with Ivar Dale.
15 March - Talk by Ivar Dale: «Kirgisistan: Stadig skiftende veier» ("Kyrgyzstan: Constantly changing ways").
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| Last changed | 21.10.2025 |
| Create date | 09.06.2025 |
From the festival programme:
"This is how it is in my world is based on an artistic fusion of elements from the documentary genre and traditional theatrical forms. The four protagonists of the performance, who are feminist friends, narrate the story of Ramis, a young man from an ultrapatriotic group, and a girl named Janyl from a feminist community. Inspired by the story of Romeo and Juliet, they conduct a thought experiment reminiscent of Einstein’s theory of relativity and Shakespeare’s theory of love. The girls aim to either prove or disprove the likelihood of such a meeting and explore all possible outcomes of love.
Through their search for answers, it becomes evident that each of the heroines is dealing with her own ambiguous reality. However, they all confront similar questions about life as women in Kyrgyzstan.
What will be the outcome of this thought experiment, especially when it reflects deeply personal confessions, emotions, and experiences? Find out by attending the performance. Meanwhile, we’re happy to share the recipe for This is how it is in my world.
Ingredients needed:
- 4 pieces of personal heartbreak (finely chopped and left to marinate)
- Patriarchy ground through a meat grinder (watch your fingers and nerves!)
- Peeled childhood traumas and grievances (you’ll find these in any cupboard)
- As filling: a defrosted Shakespearean play, whipped to a local consistency
- Season with music and dancing
- A pinch of poetry and prose to taste"
Supported by: Theatre 705, Prague Civil Society Centre, Spotlight Initiative.
SOURCE:
Black Box teater’s archive, 2025
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Chagaldak Zamirbekov | – Concept/Idea |
| Chagaldak Zamirbekov | – Direction |
| Zere Asylbek | – Co-creator |
| Aizamal Bektenova | – Co-creator |
| Eldana Satybaldieva | – Co-creator |
| Saikal Zhumalieva | – Co-creator |
| Zere Asylbek | – Actor |
| Aizamal Bektenova | – Actor |
| Eldana Satybaldieva | – Actor |
| Saikal Zhumalieva | – Actor |
Collaborators / Cast: Zuura Baisalova, Aigerim Mambetalieva.
| March 15, 2025 19:00 – Store scene (Main stage), Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Oslo International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| March 14, 2025 20:00 – Store scene (Main stage), Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Oslo International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| March 13, 2025 19:00 – Store scene (Main stage), Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) (Oslo International Theatre Festival) | Festival premiere |
| Oslo International Theatre Festival | March 13, 2025 |