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‘Healthy children will not fear life if their parents have enough integrity not to fear death.’ E. Erikson

The theme of the conference is exploring different perspectives on endings and finitude in our world. From the demise of stars and galaxies to the loss of everyday certainties we have taken for granted. Not only cancelled cinemas, abandoned houses, extinguished relationships, but also the crumbling image of the world – all this reveals a hidden layer of our existence. What do the endings say about life, about time, about memory and about the ability to find new meanings in the ruins of old structures? Can we accept what they say about the nature of our existence and how they help us better understand the value of the present moment?

22 November 2025 – from 15:00 to 20:00

Dejvice Theatre space in the former Galaxie multiplex

15:00 Opening – Lucie Vopálenská
Prologue – Birth and Demise of Stars – prof. Svatopluk Civíš
15:30 To the Roots of Existential Distress – prof. Jiří Horáček
16:30 Even with regard to the infinite. On the impossibility of thinking finitude without overlap – doc. Mgr. Tereza Matějčková Ph.D.
17:20 Anicha – transience – Jitka Vodňanská
17:40 Imagining the End: On Mourning – Martin Mahler, PhD
18:00 Epilogue – The Yellow House, a poem for two voices – Lenka Lagronová
19:00 Discussion with speakers – moderated by Lucie Vopálenská

Dramaturgy of the conference created by – Kamila Ženatá