Manual_ is not a guide to survival in the wilderness or in the clubhouse... It is an expedition into the depths—a place we know intimately but do not want to look into. We hide behind our fear.  We close our eyes. It is a layer of reality that we have stopped wanting to understand. And that weakens us…

Manual_  is an original production by Jakub Gottwald inspired by the life and work of William Seward Burroughs. Through his methods, radical stances, and life’s extremes, it explores themes that remain pressing even today—the relationship between power and control, systemic manipulation, addiction, war, and individual responsibility.

direction: Jakub Gottwald

performance: Jakub Gottwald, Zdeněk Kříž

lighting design: Jaroslav Repka

sound design: Přemysl Ondra, Magdaléna Kiselá

video design: Martin B. Pecha

production: Kateřina Krahulcová

producer: Simeon Hudec