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SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ORIGINAI PERFORMANCE The originai Pupilija, papa Pupilo and thè pupilceks was performer! in 1969 by a group of poets, visual artists, musicians and actors, as well as non-professionals. There were 12 performer and 3 musicians. The performance consisted of 20 scenes inspired by a bery complex reality of thè time, in which thè authors and performers lived.They introduced eiements of everyday life, popular culture, folklore, child games, techno movements, performance art, Improvisation. .. The 20 scenes they performed were completely fragmented Each scene has been performed from thè beginning to thè end with interruptions in between, like a dramaturgy of numbers. The performance Starts with watching current news Programme and continúes with a poem on arranging and changing thè world, while thè performers sìmultaneously perform choreography of a playground. This is followed by two actresses facing each other and performing a scene from thè Snow White ("Mirrar, mirrar on thè wall") and brilliant choreography in which they imitate thè inside of a computer. In thè middle section of thè performance there are several scenes based on popular culture and media. They perform a scene re-enacting an advertisement for a woman magazine "Elle" or an advertisement for thè famous "Alpine" milk. They perform readings from forecasts for different astrológica! signs, dance on a photo-novel, simulate making love while rading thè letters from thè lonely hearts club. These scenes are mixed with thè reinterpretation of a beautiful folklore dance, a revolutionary song as well as an improvised concert in which performers playón ready-made objects. In thè show you can also see a very complex, nearly Fabre-like choreography of insects as well as the anthologicai scene of a copulation with a globe. Pupilija, papa Pupilo and the Pupilceks ends with a cold, almost ritualistic execution (slaughtering) of a chicken followed by soft, hotel music. Performance has a very lively spirit. It is an experiment show in the best sense of thè word, Today, it can be seen as a protopostmodern performance, a conceptual dance piece avant la lettre and an interdisciplinary performance art.