Honey Badger with aftertalk

This performance includes an aftertalk with Juraj Benko. Here he will share what thoughts went into creating the performance. 

The honey badger. Brave. Fearless. Always finds its way or creates one. Can endure almost any harm and never gives up.

 All of the knowledge and skills passes to its younglings. Until they are capable of starting their own journey of life.

Even in the deepest darkness, there is a glimmer of light. The past cannot be changed. But perhaps the future can be?

Honey Badger is a powerful and vulnerable look into the consequences of childhood abuse and its devastating effects. A young, undaunted, man travels back in time, relives and confront his past: neglect, guilt, shame, and the deep longing for love and care. 

Drawing parallels with the harshest aspects of parental roles in the animal kingdom, the performance explores the unpredictability of parent-child relationships, and the almost inevitable cycle of perpetuating mistreat and trauma from one generation to another.