The Turtle

Fasten your seatbelt—because things are about to slow down! In this piece, it’s none other than Pieter Post’s tortoise that sets the pace. And with such a leisurely rate, the performer has plenty of time to reflect—together with the audience - on life’s big and small questions. There is even time to reflect on action and inaction, to do or not to do. Did you know that more than a hundred years ago, Oscar Wilde had already pointed out, „To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world“? That was a long time before life became as hectic as it is today. A delightfully refreshing short piece—or is it a wonderfully long circus act featuring a rock that is tired of staying in one place.

Note: The piece is also suitable for animal rights activists. The turtle is not real.