Beneath the shimmer of a streetlamp, in a space suspended between reality and illusion, a man-clown spends his days alternating between fleeting moments of amusement and deep immersions in his thoughts.

OSKAR is the portrait of a solitary soul, an artist in search of his future. Before him stands a wall, a symbol of limits and inner fears: whether to choose to confront them in order to explore the unknown, or to remain in a familiar yet suffocating present.

Between movement and silence, an inner journey takes shape, built on contrasts—desire and vulnerability, fall and rebirth. A path that also reflects the gaze of the two creators, in dialogue with their own creative condition. Behind the “smile” of the stage lie fragilities, questions, and uncertain dreams. The greatest challenge remains that of knowing oneself and surpassing one’s own boundaries.

MUSICAL REFERENCES

Dmitri Chostakovitch

Album: Shostakovitch: The Complete Symphonies ; Title: Symphony No. 11 In G Minor, Op. 103, ‘The Year 1905’: I. Palace Square ; Composer: Dmitri Shostakovitch ; Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich ; Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra ; Publisher: Warner Classics/Teldec, under licence to Warner Music UK Limited

Album: Shostakovitch: The Complete Symphonies ; Title: Symphony No. 11 In G Minor, Op. 103, ‘The Year 1905’: II. The Ninth of January ; Composer: Dmitri Shostakovitch ; Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich ; Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra ; Publisher: Warner Classics/Teldec, under licence to Warner Music UK Limited

Album: Shostakovitch: The Complete Symphonies ; Title: Symphony No. 11 In G Minor, Op. 103, ‘The Year 1905’: III. In Memoriam ; Composer: Dmitri Shostakovitch ; Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich ; Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra ; Publisher: Warner Classics/Teldec, under licence to Warner Music UK Limited

Johannes Brahms

Album: Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances ; Title: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro ; Composer: Johannes Brahms ; Orchestration: Martin Schmeling ; Conductor: Claudio Abbado ; Orchestr : Wiener Philharmoniker ; Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Album: Pavarotti – The Greatest Hits ; Title: Pagliacci / Act 1: “Vesti la giubba” ; Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo ; Performer: Luciano Pavarotti ; Conductor : Leone Magiera ; Orchestra: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra ; Publisher: Decca Music Group Limited