"Why look for the meaning of things by dancing? Why not?”
The premiere of a new choreography by Václav Kuneš and 420PEOPLE
We ask "why" a lot. It could be our first question, or it could be our last. Either way, we ask it every day, sometimes out of genuine curiosity and sometimes out of a lack of understanding of individuals, society, and the world around us. We draw inspiration from the dynamics of individual and group relationships for many dance creations and gags but also for a deeper exploration of our souls.
Václav Kuneš’s latest performance, Y / why, is the final piece of an imaginary triptych that explores the fundamental elements of existence. EVER was time, fleeting and eternal moments. WHERE was space, the journey to ourselves. Now, Y / why is meaning, a funny, cynical, but also broken reality. Together, they form a simple structure of connecting elements, with the basic principle being movement. As Kuneš puts it, “Movement makes sense when it is timed correctly in space.”
Y / why wraps up this choreographic journey by delving into the heart of human experience. It’s a performance that questions, provokes, and ultimately invites the audience to find their own answers.
…Find Your Why…!
CAST
Choreography: Václav Kuneš
Performing: Veronika Tököly, Eliška Jirsová, Eliška Hulínská,
Filip Staněk, Michal Toman
Dramaturgy: Lucie Němečková
Music: Exhausted Modern
Scenography: Hynek Dřízhal
Lightdesign: Karlos Šimek
Costume design: Olo Křížová
Costume production: Jana Štajner
Rigging: Jan Kohout
Production: Anna Borovská
Co-production: Divadlo La Fabrika
Premiere: 9. & 10. 9. 2024
Duration: 80min (no interval)
Reruns 2025
20. & 21. 1. 2025 / 19:30 / La Fabrika
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EVER is time. “It’s about moments that are both fleeting and eternal.”
WHERE is the space. It’s about the journey to ourselves, in other words, to somewhere.
Y / why is the meaning. It’s about a funny, cynical, but also broken reality.
The company’s activities in 2024 are supported with a grant from the City of Prague and with grant from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague 1, Prague 7 & Art District 7, Václav Dejčmar. In collaboration with the Studio Maiselovka. We kindly thank our generous partners for their support.
