Entspannen Sie sich – Duo Dua

The cost of living is rising, the value of money is falling, and the future looks bleak. Of course, this causes us stress. We are worried about our existence. We work longer and longer and our nerves are getting shorter and shorter, we are under constant stress. More and more young people are suffering from burnout. And this despite the fact that we know how unhealthy constant stress is for our body. Why don't we succeed in achieving a good work-life balance, even though this topic is so omnipresent?

The stressed person is seen as successful. It's going well, it's in demand, it's important. We compare ourselves to him and if we are not just as stressed, we feel inferior to this person. And so we start doing more and more until we don't even know what we're doing. The main thing is to be active, to be active, to stay awake, to be in the fast lane, to be at the forefront.

High Life, High Speed, Speed Dating, Fast Fashion, Fast Food, ready-to-use, ready-made ready meal – immediate delivery, immediate effect, immediate gone. Short trip, short break, stopover, in between and in between a quick espresso while walking.

Totally absurd.

And that's exactly where it gets exciting. From the perspective of two young women, we want to show what it means to deal with all the stress, fears and worries in today's society. We are not interested in presenting a solution, but rather in exploring this topic and seeing whether we can find joy, lightness and perhaps even relaxation in it.

"Hey, relax."

Concept, text and play: Eva Maropoulos and Christina Spaar

Director: Giuseppe Spina

Duration: 80 minutes