[EOL]. END OF LIFE
Country: Austria, Germany
“[EOL]. End of Life” is a German-Austrian project by the artistic collective DARUM, founded by Victoria Halper and Kai Krösche, in co-production with brüt Vienna. The production combines theater, performance art, and virtual reality to transport the audience into the abandoned spaces of an imaginary first metaverse. They take on the roles of employees of a fictional technology corporation who must decide which of these digital worlds deserve to be preserved and which must be permanently erased.
For about 85 minutes, each participant independently explores the virtual environment using virtual reality headsets, physically moving through the space and interacting with the digital world using only their hands. Behind its impressive technological form, the performance raises questions about memory, absence, and digital legacy: how much life remains in a person’s digital reconstruction, and who has the right to decide what part of our past should continue to exist? The premiere took place in 2024 in Vienna, and the performance was named one of the ten most remarkable productions of 2024 according to the selection made by the Berlin Theater Festival in 2025.
DARUM’s guest performance is made possible with the support of the Goethe-Institut and the Austrian Cultural Forum.
Where? Videnie: Museum of Immersive Art in Sofia, 9B Kuzman Shapkarev St.
When? October 17–20, 2026 // individual 85-minute slots from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tickets and registration HERE
The ACT Independent Theatre Festival 2026 is made possible with financial support from the Ministry of Culture and the Sofia Municipality, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia, the Austrian Cultural Forum, EFFEA, EAIPA, Toplocentrala, DERIDA Stage, I AM Studio, Theater O3, VIDENIE, BOBBINA Cultural Space, Studio Equipaж, NBU University Theater, and many others. We are part of 3XPER1ENCE.