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04/092021

Cie Pieds Perchés – OK(N)o

Full show acrobatics, aerials, experiment, hand2hand, indoor, juggling, object manipulation, outdoor, physical theatre, site specific, street arts

Cie Pieds Perchés – OK(N)o

Public space/private space/intimacy. Blending circus, dance and physical theater, the site-specific OK(N)o project questions the very notions of private and public space as it attempts to identify the places where individual freedom can be found within these two realms. OK(N)o is meant to be performed in indoor and outdoor environments, in different cities and in varying forms. It plays with the idea of observing and being observed which involves putting the audience in the position of both the observer and the observed.

Length 30-50 min, Fexible in function of the demand Who is it suitable for? For all audience

Contact

Stéphanie NDuhirahe
Email address production@ciepiedsperches.com
Telephone number +420 773 525 196

About Cie Pieds Perchés

The Czech-Swiss Cie Pieds Perchés company consists of performers Morgane Widmer and Stéphanie N’Duhirahe and musician Roman Džačár. In their performances, they focus on current social issues which they approach from the perspective of humor, dance and aerial acrobatics.

Web company: www.ciepiedsperches.com

Creative team

Concept: Stéphanie N’Duhirahe, Morgane Widmer (Cie Pieds Perchés)
On stage: Stéphanie N’Duhirahe, Morgane Widmer, Roman Džačár + invited performers
Collaborators/Performers: Filip Zahradnický, Michaela Stará, Cécile Da Costa, Daniel Kvašňovšký, Jana Ryšlavá, Lucie N’Duhirahe, Marina Mezzogiorno, Brown, Lili Parson, Chloé Démétriadès, Phillipe Droz, Elsa Bouchez
Outside Eye: Lukáš Karásek
Music: Roman Džačár
Video design: Dsu Ranger
Producer: Hedvika Zýková, Eva Roškanuková
Production: Schmilblick Association
Supported by: Hlavní město Praha, Ministerstvo kultury ČR, Cirqueon, KD Mlejn, Depo2015, La ville de Nyon, Région de Nyon, Studio PRÁM, EEEEH! La Grenette, Studio Alta, Cooltour, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bern.

OK(N)o

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04/092021

Filip Zahradnický – Collection of Sceptical Pleasures

Full show balance, clowning, experiment, indoor, juggling, object manipulation, outdoor, physical theatre

Filip Zahradnický – Collection of Sceptical Pleasures

“A Collection of Sceptical Pleasures” is a full-length solo performance by Filip Zahradnický which uses juggling, object manipulation and movement as its principal means of expression. The show presents an abstract collage of scenes and images inspired by the necessity and the futility of art.
Filip Zahradnický creates his own space where abstract art and particular objects come together to spawn surreal situations which challenge the genre of contemporary circus performance and art exhibition.

Length 55 min Who is it suitable for? 10+

Contact

Filip Zahradnický
Email address filip.zahradnicky@seznam.cz
Telephone number +420 721 077 855

About Filip Zahradnický

Filip Zahradnický is Czech circus artist and juggler. He studied at The Academy of Modern Circus in Copenhagen. He presented his graduation act “VERMILION” at Festival Mondial du Cirque De Demain and won two awards. As a member of Cirk La Putyka, he perfomed at the Chämaleon Theater.

Web company: www.ringjuggling.com

Creative team

Concept, set design, production: Filip Zahradnický
Supervision: Petter Wadsten
Choreographic cooperation: Michaela Stará
Light design: Karel Šimek
Music: Vojtěch Bor
Technical consultation: Olin Procházka

Co-producer: Cirqueon – A Center for Contemporary Circus
Supported by: Ministry of Culture Czech Republic

Reviews/Awards

“Filip Zahradnický projects well planned aesthetics and precise craftsmanship in connection with unifying framework concept.” – Dance News

”There was something spectacular beyond human perception.” – Theater Newspaper

Collection of Sceptical Pleasures

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04/092021

Balancealots – Link the Click

Work in progress acrobatics, balance, clowning, hand2hand, juggling, object manipulation, outdoor, street arts

Balancealots – Link the Click

In an urge to connect with the environment, the two quirky & colorful individuals show the difficulty of learning to work together by trying to find the balance between the two extremes of social connection: the online and the offline presence.
They drag their wonky kart everywhere they go, bringing life to any street corner, through a complex mashup of skills and live beats to generate positive energy.
The show includes partner acrobatics, live music & comedy to create a spectacle that makes weirdness oddly normal.

Length 30 min Who is it suitable for? 4+

Contact

Aleš Hrdlička
Email address info@aleshrdlicka.cz
Telephone number +420 773 676 735

About Balancealots

Balancealots are a contemporary circus company of two emerging artists: Hannah Lennox and Aleš Hrdlička who graduated from Codarts Circus Arts in 2020. The Scottish-Czech duo is fresh, colorful and eager to connect with the audience through hand balancing and juggling whilst making statements by simply being.

Web company: instagram.com/balancealots www.aleshrdlicka.cz www.hannahlennox.com

Creative team

Artistic coach: Joris De Jong
Co-production: Circusstad Festival Rotterdam
Set: Jan Smrkovský
Supported by: Gemeente Rotterdam, Fonds Podiumkunsten, KD Foundation

Special thanks: Lucho Smit, Cirqueon, Werkplaats Diepenheim, Circusstad team, Botovna, Lena Hermann, Borre, Alessio Sev Motta, Børre Isac L’orange
Photos by: Manon Verplancke

What we need

We are looking for a partner who would help us finance the project and space for a residency, so that we can further develop the project into a full-length performance.

Link the click

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04/092021

Stárková, Blaha, Menoušek – LAVABO

Full show experiment, indoor, juggling, object manipulation, physical theatre, site specific

Stárková, Blaha, Menoušek – LAVABO

LAVABO is a physical performance with contemporary circus elements . The performance is the result of exploration of both physical and spiritual cleansing and hygiene, a transient experience connected to the body, and those moments when we are alone.
Where does the human body end and the mind begins?
The face is one of the only part of the body we never see. The only times we see it is in a bare reflection or reproduction.
LAVABO is a physical performance with contemporary-circus elements. The performance is the result of an exploration of physical and spiritual cleansing and hygiene – transient body-related experiences in our moments of solitude. Where does the human body end and the mind begin? The face is the only part of our body we can never see except as a reflection or a reproduction.

Length 55-60 min Who is it suitable for? 12+

Contact

Lukas Blaha
Email address lukas.bliss@gmail.com
Telephone number +420 774 567 702

About Blaha, Stárková, Menoušek

The Blaha, Stárková, Menoušek trio met during their studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (KALD and KND). In 2018, they cooperated on the DÓ project – a physical-theater haiku with circus elements. In their work, they combine research of juggling and object manipulation with physical theater and dance. They search for atypical theatrical and non-theatrical spaces which are key to their productions.

Web company: facebook.com/inscenacelavabo

Creative team

Authors: Jana Stárková, Lukas Blaha, Ondřej Menoušek
Sound design: David Herzig, Kryštof Blabla
Light design: Rufina Bazlova
Production: Damaris Kopecká
Photography: Tasya Nafigina
Trailer: Martin Kubalec
Full show footage: Mikuláš Hrdlička
Photo: David Konečný

Supported by: CIRQUEON, DAMU, HAMU, BiOOOcz, Nadace život umělce

Thanks to: Indigo Ale Bar, Kasárna Karlín, Lázně Toušeň Spa, Kamila Menoušková, Eliška Vavříková, Sára Pospíšilová, Anna Šurovská – a little.

The performance was created in a residency program by CIRQUEON – A Center For Contemporary Circus

Reviews/Awards

LAVABO was selected for the Czech Dance Platform 2020 showcase festival.

“The mindfulness and the raw energy which Lukas exhibits as he moves through the various motifs and symbols of the show create an explosive mix which makes the audience absorb his every movement, desire to interpret it, fear the outcome and have immense fun all at the same time.” – Dominik Melichar, Divadelní Noviny (https://www.divadelni-noviny.cz/cirkopolis-no-3-1).

What we need

We are currently searching for new partners and spaces to tour and explore. Ideally in the form of a few day research and rehearsal phase to tailor the show to the specificity of the location, followed by the actual show itself.

LAVABO

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04/092021

The Trick Brothers – Skiing Odyssey

Full show juggling, object manipulation, outdoor, street arts

The Trick Brothers – Skiing Odyssey

The Trick Brothers juggling duo has been a mainstay of the Czech contemporary circus scene for over a decade and its members, Václav Jelínek and Adam Jarchovský, are two of the most prominent circus artists in the Czech Republic. The duo is regularly featured at all major festivals and street-theater and contemporary-circus events. The Trick Brothers keep surprising their audience with relentless creativity and innovation.

Length 45 min Who is it suitable for? 6-99+

Contact

Michaea Holbíková
Email address misha@artprometheus.cz
Telephone number +420 737 877 865

About The Trick Brothers

Two cross-country skiers lost in the map and the season of the year, side by side yet in the same track, embark upon the Skiing Odyssey – a journey of blunders with an uncertain course and end. It‛s time to swish your poles around, klister your mustache, warm up with a shot of tea and we‛re ready to hit the corduroy! The Skiing Odyssey draws on the many years of the duo‛s street-theater experience. Their strengths include self-irony, juggling, moderate acrobatics and kind humor. As the Germans say, “Langläufer leben länger” or “cross-country skiers live longer” and laughing is known to have the same effect. Therefore, enjoy the elixir of immortality that this show offers.

Web company: www.bratrivtricku.cz

Creative team

Cross-country skiers: Adam Jarchovský, Václav Jelínek
Supervision: Tomsa Legierski
Costumes: Jarmila Enochová
Producer: Michaela Holbíková, ART Prometheus

Reviews/Awards

“Forget the Chuckle Brothers, think more Sacha Baron Cohen for a family audience. The show is an absolute delight. In the piece, a pair (later a trio) of clownish characters muck around with ski equipment in a brilliant slapstick performance that is reminiscent of Cohen’s Borat at his physically comic best.” – Mark Brown, The Sunday Herald

Cross Country Skiing Odyssey

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Tomer Foltyn Photography | www.TomerFoltyn.com

04/092021

Losers Cirque Company – Audition

Work in progress acrobatics, aerials, hand2hand, indoor, juggling, outdoor

Losers Cirque Company – Audition

As over-the-top acrobatic show as a massaged CV. Losers Cirque Company are bringing the new show – The Competition – and only the audience decides the winner.

“We’ll call you back!” A sentence everyone has heard at least once. Today you’re going to hear it again. They will call you back indeed – if you become the chosen one of the applicants armed with fine-tuned CVs who are just getting ready to fight for… for what? Does it even matter? The winner-to-be now has to hide their true self, their principles, and their self-respect to prove they’re the very best. Or at least fake it until they make it and overcome the rest. Succeeding in the game with no clear rules is not going to be easy. Who is going to show the judges the most delightful cocktail of talent, pretence, and ambition?

Length 70 min Who is it suitable for? 6+

Contact

Eva Tázlerová
Email address eva@unitedarts.cz
Telephone number +420 605 285 601

About Losers Cirque Company

This crazy contemporary circus gang has already premiered almost a dozen productions most of which are still regularly presented at venues and festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad. Losers also offer regular gymnastics and partner-acrobatics lessons for the public. Since 2020, they’ve managed their own theater called Divadlo Bravo!

Web company: www.loserscirque.cz

Creative team

Directed by: Petr Horníček
Choreography: Tomáš Pražák
Script: Matěj Randár, Petr Horníček
Script editor: Matěj Randár
Supervision: Radim Vizváry
Music: Kirill Yakovlev
Costume design: Lucie Červíková
Stage design: Petr Horníček
Light design: Michael Bláha
Sound: Karel Mařík
Produced by: United Arts

Featuring: Karolína Křížková, Sára Stoulilová, Josefína Vandasová, Kirill Yakovlev, Petr Dlugoš, Adam Rameš, Lukáš Borik, Petr Dvořák, Jiří Bělka

Audition

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04/092021

MansterVille – Propane Punk Circus

Work in progress acrobatics, clowning, flow arts, juggling, outdoor, site specific, street arts

MansterVille – Propane Punk Circus

MansterVille is an interactive amusement park including a music stage and a multifunctional geodesic dome. Our work is site- and/or event-specific, so we work with artists of different skills. The planned project builds on the performance Ex Rotam, which features clown acts, live music, trapeze acrobatics and a final fire show with pyrotechnic effects.
The performance follows a simple story which unfolds around a gradually assembled giant MansterWheel. First, there is just one cage where an acrobat moves freely. The other cage is replaced by an acrobatic trapeze. Story segments alternate with acrobatic and fire-dance interludes accompanied by live music by a perfect line-up of drummers and Djs.

Length approx. 45 min Who is it suitable for? 6+

Contact

Linda Lomozová
Email address mansterville@gmail.com
Telephone number +420 731 600 356

About MansterVille

MansterVille is a fiery propane-punk theme park.
It is an interactive gallery and at the same time, an environment for artistic production of almost any kind. Its author is Vojta Štulc. We are not a typical performance company but a well-coordinated team that creates a unique background for cooperation with performers, lecturers and other creators.

Web company: www.mansterville.com