Carolina Arandia - seanaut // PREMIERE on 26.5. & 27.5.2026

"Can we understand depth without first remaining on the surface of deep water?" Gaston Bachelard (Water and dreams)

I like to be alone in silence with the sea. Or in the company of another, but in silence. Even if I am accompanied, I look for a moment of solitude with the sea. I'm leaving I feel my emotions stilling in the sea, in his presence. They calm down, find themselves in all that immensity and density, that gluttony. They spread out in it. I give them space in front of the sea horizon. I live on the rocks, the edge I've always stayed away from out of fear. On any rock, by any sea, I find that place to which I always like to return, where suspended memories come to life.

I remember dropping a fishing net into the sea, mediomundo - an object that fascinated me. It had to fall straight, evenly, without getting tangled. I dropped it in the water and my attention was distracted. It was fascinating to watch the water come out of the holes in the mediomundo and know that I was somehow connecting with what was going on down there, with what was unseen. A part of the sea was mine for a few seconds.

I always take my time before entering the sea. I just watch him for a good few hours. I spend time on the shore, watching waves, currents, eddies. For me, diving is a way to resurface, salir and flote*. It relieves me, shakes me, restores my vitality, my wild spirit. I like to swim at night, jumping off the rocks into the depths and swimming back to shore. I always like to go to the last rock, to the very edge, as far as I can go.

*salir a flote is a Spanish term that means to recover from a crisis or difficult situation and move forward despite adversity. It often suggests resilience and finding a way to rise above problems.

26.5.2026 / 20:00 // tickets here: https://goout.net/en/tickets/seanaut/pxvkb/

27.5.2026 / 18:00 (Parent Friendly) // tickets here: https://goout.net/cs/listky/seanaut/qxvkb/

- - - -
Concept, choreography and direction: Carolina Arandia
Interpretation: Sabina Palán Bočková
Sound design: Valtteri Alanen
Light designer: Miriam Čandíková
Scenography and costumes: Karolína Jansová
Artistic performance: Carolina Arandia, Valtteri Alanen
Dramaturgical consultation: Claudia Groesman
Scientific consultation: Marco A. Lopez Marín
Executive production and communication: Anna Gazdíková
Production: Srdsdem Zapsany spolek z.s., Carolina Arandia, Valtteri Alanen

Co-production partners: Nature of Us, BAZAAR festival, Plum Court
Project partners: Studio Hrdinů, DanceConnected, Theater X10, Žižkostel, CON Bamberg (DE), Bavarian Czech Platform (DE/CZ), Casa Intermitente (AR), Aurinkobaletti (FI)
The project was created with the financial support of: Finnagora TelepArt (FI), Municipal District of Prague 1 (CZ), State Culture Fund (CZ)

The Nature of Us is an international project co-financed by the Kreativní program Europe. Funded by the European Union.

* * *

“Could we have a complete picture of depth without first meditating at the edge of deep water?” (Gaston Bachelard, Water and Dreams)

I like to be alone in silence with the sea. Or accompanied, but in silence. Even when I am accompanied, I seek a moment of solitude with the sea. I walk away. I feel that my emotions settle in the sea, or in its presence. They calm down, they find themselves with all that immensity and density, that voracity. There is space for them. I give them space in front of the sea horizon. On the rocks, I inhabit that edge from which I was always kept away out of fear. On any rock, by any sea, I find that place I always like to return to, where suspended memories revive.

I remember dropping the scoop net, mediomundo into the sea – an object that fascinated me. It had to fall straight, even, without getting tangled up. I would drop it in, then get distracted. I found it fascinating to see the water coming out of the holes in mediomundo and to know that somehow I was connecting with what was happening down there, with what cannot be seen. A part of the sea was mine for a few seconds.

Before entering the sea, I always take my time. I observe it for a good few hours. I spend time on the shore, watching its waves, its currents, its eddies. Diving into the sea is for me a way to resurface, sail a fleet*. It lightens me, shakes me, restores my vitality, my wild spirit. I like to swim at night, jumping from the rocks into the depths and swimming back to shore. I always like to go right to the last rock, to the very edge, as far out as I can.

*salir a flote is an expression in Spanish that means to recover from a crisis or difficult situation and move forward despite adversity. It often implies resilience and finding a way to rise above problems.

26.5.2026 / 20:00 // tickets here: https://goout.net/en/tickets/seanaut/pxvkb/

27.5.2026 / 18:00 (Parent Friendly) // tickets here: https://goout.net/cs/listky/seanaut/qxvkb/

- - -
Concept, choreography and direction: Carolina Arandia
Interpretation: Sabina Palán Bočková
Sound design: Valtteri Alanen
Light designer: Miriam Čandíková
Set and costume design: Karolína Jansová
Artistic research: Carolina Arandia, Valtteri Alanen
Dramaturgical consultations: Claudia Groesman
Scientific consultations: Marco A. Lopez Marín
Executive producer and communication: Anna Gazdíková
Production: Srdsdem Zapspany spolek z.s., Carolina Arandia, Valtteri Alanen

Created in coproduction with: Nature of Us, BAZAAR festival, Plum Yard
Partners: Studio Hrdinů, DanceConnected,Theatre X10, Žižkostel, CON Bamberg (DE), Bavarian Czech Platform (DE/CZ), Casa Intermitente (AR), Aurinkobaletti (FI)
With financial support of: Finnagora TelepArt (FI), Municipality of Prague 1 (CZ), State Culture Fund (CZ)

The Nature of Us is an international project co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.