Fasten Your Seatbelts! is a dazzling, ironic satire that invites us to view the world—and its fractures—from above, where social realities sharpen and become inescapable. Having explored nearly every corner of Earth, our gaze now turns to the stars. But is space exploration true progress, or merely an escape from problems we have created? How can technological advancement be reconciled with responsibility toward an already overburdened planet?

From this perspective, a darker side emerges: beneath the gleaming facade of innovation lie growing social inequality, environmental depletion, and a blind faith in escape. The American Dream, once a symbol of opportunity for all, has become a luxury for a select few.

The performance subtly questions the future of luxury space tourism, which promises new horizons while revealing deep-rooted inequality and ecological costs. In recent years, space tourism has grown over 300%, with billionaire-led companies competing to launch civilians into orbit, build space hotels, and commercialize the cosmos.

Fasten Your Seatbelts! is a story about dreams—those that drive us higher, deeper, further. It illuminates our endless urge to explore and innovate, while confronting us with a critical question: what is the cost of all this? Beyond prestige lie ethical dilemmas, widening inequality, environmental damage, and increasing disconnection from our humanity. Where do we draw the line between progress and the mark it leaves behind?

Premiere: Klaipėda Puppet Theatre, Lithuania | June 21-22, 2025