ABOUT

MindTwitch
Collective

MindTwitch is a multidisciplinary theatre collective that blends physical theatre, polyphonic vocals, dance, immersive projections, live music & Ableton soundscape, and masks work. The group was founded at the beginning of 2024 by Patrycja Szumacher (director & playwright), Karolina Palica (vocal lead), and Lucy Fourgs (physical theatre lead) with an intention of initiating an interdisciplinary Theatre Lab and applying for grants that could fund future projects. Currently, the collective has 4 core members, 7 part-time members, and a network of associated artists from many disciplines eager to contribute their skills to future productions. In May 2024, the MindTwitch Collective run its first 2-week long theatre laboratory, allowing the group to come together, get to know each other, and come up with a collection of research topics that could be formed into a consolidated theatre piece, once funding is secured. In October 2024, the second laboratory took place in Berlin, focused on writing, movement experimentation, further funding orientation, and expanding the artistic network of the collective.

Members:

Patrycja Szumacher

Karolina Palica

Lucy Fourgs
Ana Bulovic

Joakim Ljungren

Joana Llorens

Claudia Iglesias

Adrian Mora

Alex Marecki
Stef Fulan

Associated Artists:

Amin Shahsavar (light art)

Tomáš Kašpar (live soundscape)

Ashiq Khondker (sound engineering)

Clara Moeseritz (set design)

Clara Maj (live painting)

Joe Marchat (photography)

Tomás Pocinho (composicion)

Julia Trumper (opera/choir)

A year later (May 2025), the third theatre laboratory took place in Berlin focused on consolidating material for the first piece titled "The Line" and composing music for it.

THE LINE is a ritual of dismantling—part dream, part diagnosis, part exorcism—a ritual for all who’ve outgrown their masks.


It asks what happens when a society builds its own prison, calls it progress, and then forgets it has the keys. The characters live in a perpetual paradox: they are both the guards and the prisoners, both the rebels and the enforcers. They are spiritual seekers commodifying their own enlightenment, intellectuals analyzing their pain until it dissolves into theory. They are humans trying to feel while numbed by an endless feed of content; a quiet “forest of faces” listening and testing what we can still say out loud.


It follows the fine line between who we are and who we pretend to be; between reality and the dream we keep chasing; between seeking growth and becoming a machine that never stops. Through movement, objects, soundscape, live vocals, and immersive projections, the performers draw lines and erase them, over and over — testing what happens when we step too far, or not far enough. The stage becomes a life stage, or a lucid dream — a mirror for our daily lives where absurdity and tenderness live side by side. We all have a line — between trying too hard and giving up, between holding it together and falling apart.

THE LINE is a playful performance and a poetic piece about that invisible liminal space where things change shape — where we take our masks off, and try to feel our way toward something real: connection, wholeness, a sense of belonging; about living in that space and daring to see it clearly. In a world where people wear metaphorical masks just to get through the day, THE LINE dives into a heartfelt exploration of how we navigate the world that expects us to be perfect when really, we’re all just trying to figure it out. Characters rebel in the smallest ways, like finding profound joy in a piece of cake (because sometimes, cake is the answer), all the while, fumbling through the messiness of human connection, trying to break out of their invisible boxes.

"The Line" is a multidisciplinary physical theatre piece that delves into the alienation and dehumanization caused by societal expectations, exploring the elusive concept of a "perfect human." At its core, the piece critiques how ideals of perfection—rooted in Western capitalist societies and perverted by Nazi ideology—continue to shape modern lives. The play portrays a world where people, trapped in routines, roles, and social masks, slowly lose their humanity. Characters confront the absurdity of their existence, grappling with the weight of societal pressures and their growing disconnection from the authentic, alive selves in an increasingly fragmented world. This exploration of disconnection and the yearning for meaning invites audiences to reflect on their own lives, their roles in society, and the pursuit of authenticity in an artificial world.

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