CREDITS
CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTING:
Ester Trčková
PERFORMERS:
Jakub Kohout, Jan Razima, Viera Pavlíková, Alena Laufrová, Petr Veleta, Svatopluk Ždímal
DRAMATURGY:
Roman Poliak
MUSIC:
Haštal Hapka
SOUND DESIGN:
Haštal Hapka
COSTUMES:
Klára Pavlíčková, Veronika Petrová
SCENOGRAPHY:
Viktorie Drobná
LIGHT DESIGN:
Dominik Šimurda, Pavel Kucharčík
PRODUCER:
Adéla Garabíková, Barbora Zajíčková
PROPAGATION, PR:
Adéla Garabíková, Barbora Zajíčková
SUPPORTED BY:
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the State Fund of Culture, SE.S.TA Choreographic Development Centre, REZI.DANCE Komařice, Lenka Vagnerová & Company, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and TEP 39. The project partner is SPOLK kolektiv.
ABOUT SHOW
A Dance Performance as an Unlikely Encounter
Nine human bodies that would otherwise never meet so closely—let alone dance together.
We stand side by side, lower our eyes, perhaps exchange a timid greeting and a shy smile. Youth and old age blend and separate on stage. One moment, we are full of strength; the next, as fragile as a frozen branch. Dance and movement become an attempt to catch up with the relentless arrow of time, which drives everything from order to chaos. A shared effort to resist it. To break free. To escape. To run toward it.
The performance explores the magical and mysterious relationship between the human body, the order of time, and natural cycles. It perceives old age as part of the process of entropy—natural, sometimes terrifying, yet suddenly comical. Youth enters as the only way to capture old age for a fleeting moment before it dissolves.
ABOUT AUTHORS
Ester Trčková (Choreographer)
Ester Trčková (Choreographer) is a choreographer and dancer. She studied at the Duncan Centre Dance Conservatory and is currently completing her studies in choreography and directing at HAMU in Prague. She is a co-founder of the artistic collective SPOLK (2020). Her work primarily focuses on original creations, often addressing contemporary social issues, and she is particularly interested in the connection between visual arts, theater, and dance.
Roman Poliak (Dramaturgy)
Roman Poliak is a theater creator and curator. He graduated from the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater at DAMU with the productions 57’12’’ (2022) and Through the Back Door to the Castle (2024) at DISK Theater. He is currently continuing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts (AVU) in the Intermedia 3 studio. He works as a curator and a member of the program team at Studio ALTA and contributes to the dramaturgy of the Kiosk Festival in Žilina. In Slovakia, he co-founded the experimental theater group Unkulunkulu.
Adéla Garabíková (Producer)
Adéla Garabíková is a producer of the emerging creative group Herecká družina, a member of the creative team of the Vyšehrátky Festival, which focuses on theater for young audiences, and an educator in the Dance for Schools project. She studied at the Duncan Centre Conservatory and is currently studying production at DAMU in Prague. In her projects, she values teamwork, authenticity, and the potential for further development.
Barbora Zajíčková (Producer)
Barbora Zajíčková is the project manager of the Student Fest festival under the Nerudný Fest.cz organization, which focuses on young emerging, especially musical, artists. She is currently studying production at DAMU in Prague and has been involved in the production of Perplex, Zlomený muž, IS JOY and Zlomvaz festival. For the second year, she is also participating in the Povaleč festival.
Haštal Hapka (Music)
Haštal Hapka is a composer from Prague. He studied composition at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and is now a student at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. He is a composer of classical music and his compositions are performed by ensembles such as the Prague Philharmonia, Jazzdock Orchestra, etc. In 2025, his composition A Lay in the Dive will be premiered at the Prague Spring Festival by the Ensemble Modern from Frankfurt am Main. In addition, he has written the opera When They Are All Here and is increasingly devoting himself to film, stage and dance music. He is also a freelance singer with the Prague Philharmonic Choir. He likes trams, maps, Prague, trees and old lemons.
Viktorie Drobná (Scenography)
Viktorie Drobná is a scenographer and costume designer. She graduated from the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Prague, specializing in scenography, and is currently completing her studies in scenography at DAMU in Prague. She primarily works on drama productions but also engages in dance and opera performances. She is involved in site-specific projects, where she enjoys experimenting with spatial and conceptual challenges.
Klára Pavlíčková (Costumes)
Klára Pavlíčková is a scenographer and costume designer. She graduated from the Department of Scenography at DAMU. She often collaborates in an artistic tandem with Hana Kessnerová. Together, they have worked for South Bohemian Theater, West Bohemian Theater, Dejvické Theater, and Klicpera Theater. While she primarily focuses on theater, she is also involved in installation art. She is interested in working with light and exploring scenography’s intersections with other disciplines, such as contemporary museology.