“How do you survive a killer clown?” “How do you survive a non-peaceful protest?” “How do you escape from a burning building?” “How do you recognize AI?” “How do you survive a nuclear explosion?”

The answer – the experts tell us – is always the same: DON'T PANIC!

Don't Panic! is a performative quest on how to survive the worst global scenarios, a tutorial that strictly follows the guidelines provided by the EU and industry experts.

While instructions take voice on stage explaining step by step what to do in case of emergency, real-life representations suddenly burst in, putting the institutional rhetoric of “prevention” to the test.

Börek Teatro was founded in Bologna by Flaminia Ricci, Andrea Russo, and Emma Salomoni, under the direction of Nanni Garella and Balletto Civile. In this context, the three artists began to share research and experimental performance practices.

At ERT – Emilia Romagna Teatro, the collaboration between Andrea Russo, Paolo Croce and Ada Özsar also begins, with whom further moments of artistic research are developed.

Active individually in various production and performance contexts, the artists have gradually consolidated a common ground. Starting in January 2026, they will launch DON'T PANIC! – A Brief Survival Guide to the End of the World, their first structured journey of shared authorial research, oriented towards physical dramaturgy.