Jazmína Piktorová & Sabina Bočková: Microworlds Country: Czechia

Description of the work: Our earth is full of worlds within worlds. Each of these microworlds lives its own unique life. Through micro-movements, body landscape, and small objects the performance focuses on tiny things in plain sight that are often overlooked. Set against the backdrop of a frantic and vast world, viewers are invited to start appreciating small and vulnerable everyday things again. This playful and poetic performance explores the fragility of our existence, charming both adults and young audiences alike.

Credits: Concept: Jazmína Piktorová Choreography and performance: Jazmína Piktorová, Sabina Bočková Sound design: Václav Kalivoda Dramaturgy: Mária Danadová Visual collaboration: Simona Gottierová Lighting design: Jiří Šmirk Consultation of Magic tricks: Aleš Hrdlička Research: Monika Kováčová, Alessandro Lumare and Simona Lobefaro – Segni mossi Production: Wanda Kaprálová & ZDRUHESTRANY Co-production: Studio ALTA, DRAK Theatre, PIKI Theatre Supported by: Centrum for choreographic development SE.S.TA, REZI.DANCE Komařice, Studio TEP39, Punctum, Slovak Institute in Prague, SNG Schaubmarov mlyn, CNK Záhrada Banská Bystrica Financially supported by: the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Prague City Council, the City of Brno and Slovak Arts Council

Short Biography: Jazmína Piktorová is a choreographer and performer based in Prague. Interested in the intersection of movement education and creating for young audiences, she engages in long-term research into subjects that challenge both her and the audience. She is a co-founder of ZDRUHESTRANY, a collective with Viktor Černický and Tomáš Janypka.

Sabina Bočková is a choreographer based in Prague. Since 2019 she has created works as part of POCKETART collective. Her works The Lion’s Den and Treatment of Remembering were part of Aerowaves Twenty20 and Twenty21, and The Lion’s Den took part in Shape It, a project for young audiences. Her most recent project Fairy Tales is part of the Big Pulse Dance Alliance. Fascinated by simple body language, she transforms movement through choreographic structures while at the same time addressing topics that echo social and cultural issues.

Long Biography: Prague based choreographer and performer Jazmína Piktorová was born in Slovakia. She graduated from the Physical Theatre Department under the leadership of choreographer and philosopher Pierre Nadaud and circus artist and clown Daniel Gulko. She creates her own works as part of ZDRUHESTRANY collective, which she co-founded together with Viktor Černický and Tomáš Janypka. Interested in the intersection of movement education and creating for young audiences, she engages in long-term research into subjects that challenge both her and the audience. Her latest piece Microworlds received the 2023 Czech Dance Platform Award and the Audience Award, as well as a nomination for the Thalia Awards and is part of selection Aerowaves Twenty24. She brings movement and creativity to schools as a lecturer of the art-educational projects.

Sabina Bočková is a choreographer and dancer based in Prague. After her studies in ballet and modern dance and three years of experience in dance companies, she decided to work as a freelance artist. Since 2019 she has created her own work together with Johana Pocková in POCKETART collective. Her works The Lion’s Den and Treatment of Remembering were part of Aerowaves Twenty20 and Twenty21, and the Czech Dance Platform. The Lion's Den took part in Shape It, a project for young audiences. Her newest project Fairy Tales is part of the Big Pulse Dance Alliance which elevates artists to a larger scale. Alongside her own work she is a long term collaborator with independent groups Tantehorse, tYhle, Cirk La Putyka and others. Fascinated by simple body language, she transforms movement through choreographic structures while at the same time addressing topics and themes that echo social and cultural issues.

Project was funded by EU through Czech recovery plan.