- 2019.09.04. 20:00
showcase program
20:00 Markéta STRÁNSKÁ (CZ) FLY!
Choreography/Performance: Markéta Stránská
Light design: Zuzana Režná/ Zuzana Bottová
Music: Jan Kratochvíl
Stage/costume design: Monika Urbášková
Coach of the creative process: Lucia Kašiarová, Jean Gaudin
Graphic design: Tomáš Bárta
Production manager: Andrea Švandová/ Markéta Stránská
Supported by Czech Center in Budapest, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
“How do we face new possibilities, options placed before us? How do we deal with searching for, discovering and exploring a path that may be unusual, but possible?”
How much does the narrowing of our base of support influence our physical and mental stability? What’s it like to reach a certain limit? How do we face new possibilities, options placed before us? How do we deal with searching for, discovering and exploring a path that may be unusual, but possible?
FLY! a dance solo by performer, choreographer and physiotherapist Markéta Stránská How much does the narrowing of our base of support influence our physical and mental stability? What’s it like to reach a certain limit? How do we face new possibilities, options placed before us? How do we deal with searching for, discovering and exploring a path that may be unusual, but possible? By changing our prevailing stereotypes? A solo dance performance by choreographer, performer and physiotherapist Markéta Stránská highlights the fact that every divergence offers enriching opportunities and unique avenues, both physical and mental. Every impediment is an occasion to wake up our creativity, playfulness and imagination. FLY! – a physical life experience with one leg, one prosthetic leg and two crutches.
Markéta Stránská is a choreographer, performer and physiotherapist based in Prague (CZ).
Since 2012 she’s been an active member of the Czech contemporary dance scene – she either participates in regular contemporary dance lessons and workshops or performs.
In 2015 she cooperated with VerTeDance company (CZ) on the project Absent (Chybění) choreographed by Jaro Viňarský (SK).
In season 2016/2017 she took part in a volunteer project “Audience Jury” during the Czech Dance Platform Festival, as a part of an international project Be SpectActive.
With her solo performance FLY! she took part in the “Residency for choreographers with coaching”, organized by the Center for Choreographic Development SE.S.TA. in Prague, with coach Jean Gaudin (FR). In summer 2018 she participated in FILLIMIT – an international platform for young choreographers, during Korespondance festival in Žďár and Sázavou (CZ), and in an International Summer Lab with Candoco dance company in London (UK).
In September 2018 she successfully premiered her choreographic debut – a solo dance performance FLY! which she has already presented several times both in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and France. For the season 2019/2020 she has just started to work on a new project in collaboration with the French choreographer, dancer, teacher and filmmaker Jean Gaudin.
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21.00 Taneli TÖRMÄ/LOCATION X (FIN) Distortion
Choreography/Performance: Taneli Törmä
Sound artists/Technician: Esa M. Mattila
Photo: Stella Krämer Horta
Supported by FinnAgora – The Finnish Institute in Budapest, LOCATION X, O Espaço Do Tempo
“Distortion – Statue of GoGo dancer”
Distortion explores Taneli’s background as a go-go-dancer. On the podium he attempts to make the audience dance, but also stages himself as an object that has no real power over the audience reactions. How to stay true to the goals of entertainment and true to yourself while being watched?
Distortion is a Go-Go dance performance created by LOCATION X. Distortion explores Taneli Törmä’s background as a go-go-dancer. Accompanied with a 2 m x 2 m podium and a sound system he attempts to make the audience dance, but also stages himself as an object that has no real power over the audience reactions. Is this what it is like to be a statue? Would a go-go dancer still make a better statue than the cold stones we usually stare to build our nations and our histories? Being past 30 years old Taneli also has to admit that his go-go dancing is not what it used to be! However the situation provides him a possibility to investigate the line between being an object and the subjective freedom – the freedom of being a person. Distortion artist team includes Taneli Törmä (FIN/DK) (choreographer & performer & artistic director of LOCATION X) and Esa M. Mattila (FIN) (sound artist & composer & touring sound technician). Project is part of Tanelis continuous research, about his dance background and present it present form. Distortion was started in O Espaco Do Tempo’s sound residency in July 2018 in Portugal and in L1danceFest 2019 artists will present it first time in public.
Taneli Törmä is a Finnish artist based in Denmark, active in the fields of contemporary dance and film. He is a performer, choreographer and the artistic director of his company LOCATION X. He was educated at the Finnish National Ballet School and gained vocational qualifications in dance in Helsinki/Finland 2002-2005 and Compagnia Roberto Zappala Modem Studio atelier in Catania/Italy 2007-2008. Taneli has worked around Europe with several companies including Svenska Teattern (FIN), Finnish National Opera and Ballet (FIN), Bora Bora – Visual Theater (DK), Dansehallerne (DK), Mancopy (DK), Oldenburg Staatstheater (DE), Staatstheater Mainz (DE), Bremen Theater (DE), Kobalt Works (BE), Random Collision (NL), Zodiak-Centre for New Dance (FIN), Söltumatu Tantsu Ühendus (EST).
Aerowaves has selected LOCATION X works twice: Zoom in 2015 and Classical Beauty in 2017.
Esa M. Mattila is a sound designer (MA) and an audio system designer from Rovaniemi, northern Finland. He has graduated from University of Arts / Theatre Academy of Helsinki in 2013. Esa has done collaboration with LOCATION X since 2014: ZOOM / SQUEEZED HUMANITY / COVER / KEHOLLISUUDEN MERKKEJÄ – exhibition. From 2014 to 2018 Esa was also working as a sound manager and audio system designer for Zodiak – The Center for New Dance in Helsinki. Zodiak is considered as the main stage for contemporary dance in Finland. In autumn 2018 Esa has moved back to Lapland in order to come up with new sounds, music and ideas in a quiet and distraction-free environment.
