This year´s festival and market intriduces several artists based in the Czech Republic. A networking meeting of  the Czech and the Catalan artists working in the field of performing arts is programed with the aim to develop long-term international collaborations.

PLI is a project on the border line between dance, circus and performance. In this physical reflection of Leibniz’s philosophy a single performer throws himself in a labor for schizophrenic reconstruction of the Universe. The performer Viktor Černický is a multidisciplinary author and performer whose works blend elements of physical theatre, contemporary clown, dance and circus. 

SILENT is an audio performance for a group of audience members in public space that consists of movement/workout instructions for body and thought authored by Petra Tejnorová, Tereza Ondrová and Sodja Lotker. Temporary Collective is a variable and living creative organism that seeks the opportunities to explore different territories and media.

What Tarrega Has to Say About Death is part of the preparatory work for a site-specific piece commissioned by Fira Tárrega which investigates the practical aspects of our everyday management of death.  Cristina Maldonado is a Prague-based Mexican artist working in the fields of immersive, participatory and relational art, video-performance, performative writing and site-specific performance. 

Discover our selection of Czech performances for Spanish speaking countries HERE.

The presentation is implemented with the financial support of the European Union through the Czech Recovery Plan and the Ministry of Culture Czech Republic.

Photo 1: Performance PLI by Viktor Černický; photo credit: Andrej Lamut
Photo 2: Performance PLI by Viktor Černický; photo credit: Viktor Černický
Photo 3, 4:  Illustrative photos from Cristina Maldonado’s art project Unreceived (2020); photo credit: Cristina Maldonado
Photo 5,6: Performance Silent by the art group Temporary Collective; photo credit: Vojtěch Brtnický