STORIES
A poetic choreography in which human bodies and trees share a common story. STORIES is a quiet call for empathy toward the world that provides us with all the basic necessities of life. The production combines contemporary performance art with topics of sustainability, recycling, and environmental responsibility.
REVIEWS
“It would be hard to imagine a more iconic site in twentieth-century theatre than the barren tree of Beckett’s Godot. A witness to time, its vicissitudes and defeats. Choreographer and dancer Věra Ondrašíková casts the tree in a series of dance roles in which it changes not only its functions, but also its miraculous times.”
- Rok Velvar, curator, archivist, historian of contemporary dance
The project originated as an adaptation of the successful production WITNESS, which was presented at festivals including the Munich Dance Festival, Off Europa Leipzig, and the Tel Aviv Dance Festival.
TRAILER
CREDITS
Concept and Choreography: Věra Ondrašíková
Cast: Jaro Ondruš and David Králík, Daniele Iemolo / Jakub Kohout
Lighting Design: Pavel Kotlík
Music: Filip Míšek
Running time: 35 minutes
PARTNERS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Prague City Hall, State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic, H55 Center in Hloubětín.