HEBEL offers an enticing exploration of life's everyday moments. The work’s title comes from the ancient Book of Ecclesiastes and resonates with themes of vanity, futility and ephemerality, reminiscent of the phrase: "vanity of vanities; all is vanity." The term has been interpreted as "futile" and "meaningless" but also as "breath," "vapor" and "mist"—a paradox that encapsulates Pavel Zuštiak’s retrospection at this junction after two decades of artmaking in NYC. HEBEL delves deep into the transient nature of human endeavors, life and the ephemeral essence of live art. HEBEL is a PALISSIMO production, presented by La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and commissioned by the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.
Christine Bonansea, Wendell Gray II, Emma Judkins & Doug LeCours