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Iva Ščerbáková a Tomáš Zahrádka (Krajina v batůžku): Tůň / PREMIÉRA
Iva Ščerbáková and Tomáš Zahrádka (Landscape in a Backpack): The Pool / PREMIERE
Event by: Studio ALTA
Location: Studio Alta, U Českých loděnic 4, Praha 8
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About event
~*~ eng below ~*~
A pond is smaller than a lake and bigger than a puddle. Water appears in it and disappears again. It works quietly and unobtrusively. However, when I look into it, I see that it is full of life. I watch the meeting of various species and become part of it.
The object-puppet performance Pool by artist Iva Ščerbáková and musician Tomáš Zahrádka invites the audience to observe the life of a periodic pool together. It becomes a meeting place during the performance.
The audience is seated around the pool, which is gradually filled with water and filled with life. They can participate in inhabiting the pool themselves or just watch the changes the pool goes through. With increasing water, the dry, inhospitable place becomes a swarm of ancient creatures and organisms - both real and fantastic, which could not do without the cycle of drought and water.
The show is wordless and therefore without a language barrier, it is intended for adults and children from the age of 4. Estimated length is 40 minutes.
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Staging team: Iva Ščerbáková and Tomáš Zahrádka (Krajina v bůžku group)
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TICKETS PAY WHAT YOU CAN 🤍 https://bit.ly/tun-premiera
non-verbal / 40 minutes
audience participation / performance is suitable for children
~ Iva Ščerbáková is an artist, set designer and performer. She studied at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater at DAMU. She comes from Ostrava, where she likes to return with her work. In theater work, he deals with puppet and object theater and forms on the border between installation and performance. She created scenography in several brick-and-mortar theaters (Divadlo loutek Ostrava, Studio G, Bajka, DJKT), works with Puppets in the hospital. She co-created the production Ears for the Princess for Studio Damúza. She created the author's performance Landscape in a Backpack, in which she also acts. It is also possible to see her in the production of Ida and in the projects of the choir Veselé muše. She is one of the authors of the installation-performative project Hemžení, which was created in 2024 for the Regiony festival. He leads an art and theater club in the Rudolfinum gallery and creates Trs jewelry. He is dedicated to illustration and is currently working on the publication of his author's book This is a beaver. In his work, he has been working on the themes of landscape and fragility for a long time.
~ Tomáš Zahrádka is a musician and performer from Jičín. He has been focusing on folk music and alternative music genres for a long time, from which he draws when creating music for theater performances. He composed music, for example, for Theatrum Culinarium Pictum (Valdštejnké Imaginárium), Schnecken Hräden (Fras) or Poprask na laguna. He often creates improvised music for various performances. He plays in the bands Hubnutie rueden komputer, Di Prager Yidishe Kapelye, Zlopacha, K3Dr4 and Uhray Tónyak. He also collaborates with the Veselé Chvíle choir and the theater group Krajina v bátužku. He co-organized the multi-genre festival Propadak for 10 years.
The production is part of the New Blood on the Stage program of the New Network organization.
~*~ eng ~*~
Tůň (translated as pond, water hole or pool) is smaller than a lake and larger than a puddle. Water appears in it and then disappears again. It seems quiet and inconspicuous. Yet when I immerse myself in it with my gaze, I see that it is full of life. I observe encounters between all kinds of species and become part of them.
The object and puppet performance Tůň by visual artist Iva Ščerbáková and musician Tomáš Zahrádka invites audiences to observe the life of a temporary pond together. Over the course of the performance, it becomes a place of meeting.
The audience sits around a small basin that gradually fills with water and comes alive. They can take part in inhabiting the pond themselves or simply watch the transformations it undergoes. As the water rises, a dry and inhospitable place turns into a lively realm of ancient creatures and organisms – both real and fantastical – that depend on this cycle of dryness and water.
The performance is non-verbal and therefore free of language barriers. It is suitable for both adults and children from the age of 4. Approximate duration: 40 minutes.
~~~
Creative team: Iva Ščerbáková and Tomáš Zahrádka (Krajina v batůžku)
~~~
TICKETS PAY WHAT YOU CAN 🤍 https://bit.ly/tun-premiera
non-verbal / 40 minutes
audience participation / suitable for children
~ Iva Ščerbáková is a visual artist, scenographer, and performer. She studied at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater at DAMU. She comes from Ostrava, where she often returns with her work. In her theater practice, she focuses on puppet and object theater and on forms that move between installation and performance. She has created scenography for several theaters (Divadlo loutek Ostrava, Studio G, Bajka, DJKT) and collaborates with Loutky v šolični. She co-created the production Uši pro princeznu for Studio Damúza. She is the author and performer of the piece Landscape in a backpack. She can also be seen in the production Ida and in projects with the choir Happy times. She is one of the authors of the installation-performance project Hemžení, created in 2024 for the Regiony festival. She leads an art-theatre workshop at the Rudolfinum Gallery and creates jewelery under the label Trs. She also works as an illustrator and is currently preparing her authorial book This is a beaver for publication. Her work has long explored themes of landscape and fragility.
~ Tomáš Zahrádka is a musician and performer from Jičín. He has long focused on folk music and alternative genres, which he draws on when composing music for theatre. He has created music for productions such as Theatrum Culinarium Pictum (Valdštejnské imaginárium), Schnecken Hräden (Fras), and Poprask na laguna. He often creates improvised music for a wide range of performances. He plays in bands including Weight loss controlled by the computer, Di Prager Yidishe Kapelye, Zlopacha, K3Dr4, and Uhray Tónyak, and also collaborates with the choir Veselé vašely and the theater group Krajina v batůžku. For ten years, he co-organized the multi-genre festival Propadak.
The performance is part of the New Blood on Stage program by Nová sítő.
A pond is smaller than a lake and bigger than a puddle. Water appears in it and disappears again. It works quietly and unobtrusively. However, when I look into it, I see that it is full of life. I watch the meeting of various species and become part of it.
The object-puppet performance Pool by artist Iva Ščerbáková and musician Tomáš Zahrádka invites the audience to observe the life of a periodic pool together. It becomes a meeting place during the performance.
The audience is seated around the pool, which is gradually filled with water and filled with life. They can participate in inhabiting the pool themselves or just watch the changes the pool goes through. With increasing water, the dry, inhospitable place becomes a swarm of ancient creatures and organisms - both real and fantastic, which could not do without the cycle of drought and water.
The show is wordless and therefore without a language barrier, it is intended for adults and children from the age of 4. Estimated length is 40 minutes.
~~~
Staging team: Iva Ščerbáková and Tomáš Zahrádka (Krajina v bůžku group)
~~~
TICKETS PAY WHAT YOU CAN 🤍 https://bit.ly/tun-premiera
non-verbal / 40 minutes
audience participation / performance is suitable for children
~ Iva Ščerbáková is an artist, set designer and performer. She studied at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater at DAMU. She comes from Ostrava, where she likes to return with her work. In theater work, he deals with puppet and object theater and forms on the border between installation and performance. She created scenography in several brick-and-mortar theaters (Divadlo loutek Ostrava, Studio G, Bajka, DJKT), works with Puppets in the hospital. She co-created the production Ears for the Princess for Studio Damúza. She created the author's performance Landscape in a Backpack, in which she also acts. It is also possible to see her in the production of Ida and in the projects of the choir Veselé muše. She is one of the authors of the installation-performative project Hemžení, which was created in 2024 for the Regiony festival. He leads an art and theater club in the Rudolfinum gallery and creates Trs jewelry. He is dedicated to illustration and is currently working on the publication of his author's book This is a beaver. In his work, he has been working on the themes of landscape and fragility for a long time.
~ Tomáš Zahrádka is a musician and performer from Jičín. He has been focusing on folk music and alternative music genres for a long time, from which he draws when creating music for theater performances. He composed music, for example, for Theatrum Culinarium Pictum (Valdštejnké Imaginárium), Schnecken Hräden (Fras) or Poprask na laguna. He often creates improvised music for various performances. He plays in the bands Hubnutie rueden komputer, Di Prager Yidishe Kapelye, Zlopacha, K3Dr4 and Uhray Tónyak. He also collaborates with the Veselé Chvíle choir and the theater group Krajina v bátužku. He co-organized the multi-genre festival Propadak for 10 years.
The production is part of the New Blood on the Stage program of the New Network organization.
~*~ eng ~*~
Tůň (translated as pond, water hole or pool) is smaller than a lake and larger than a puddle. Water appears in it and then disappears again. It seems quiet and inconspicuous. Yet when I immerse myself in it with my gaze, I see that it is full of life. I observe encounters between all kinds of species and become part of them.
The object and puppet performance Tůň by visual artist Iva Ščerbáková and musician Tomáš Zahrádka invites audiences to observe the life of a temporary pond together. Over the course of the performance, it becomes a place of meeting.
The audience sits around a small basin that gradually fills with water and comes alive. They can take part in inhabiting the pond themselves or simply watch the transformations it undergoes. As the water rises, a dry and inhospitable place turns into a lively realm of ancient creatures and organisms – both real and fantastical – that depend on this cycle of dryness and water.
The performance is non-verbal and therefore free of language barriers. It is suitable for both adults and children from the age of 4. Approximate duration: 40 minutes.
~~~
Creative team: Iva Ščerbáková and Tomáš Zahrádka (Krajina v batůžku)
~~~
TICKETS PAY WHAT YOU CAN 🤍 https://bit.ly/tun-premiera
non-verbal / 40 minutes
audience participation / suitable for children
~ Iva Ščerbáková is a visual artist, scenographer, and performer. She studied at the Department of Alternative and Puppet Theater at DAMU. She comes from Ostrava, where she often returns with her work. In her theater practice, she focuses on puppet and object theater and on forms that move between installation and performance. She has created scenography for several theaters (Divadlo loutek Ostrava, Studio G, Bajka, DJKT) and collaborates with Loutky v šolični. She co-created the production Uši pro princeznu for Studio Damúza. She is the author and performer of the piece Landscape in a backpack. She can also be seen in the production Ida and in projects with the choir Happy times. She is one of the authors of the installation-performance project Hemžení, created in 2024 for the Regiony festival. She leads an art-theatre workshop at the Rudolfinum Gallery and creates jewelery under the label Trs. She also works as an illustrator and is currently preparing her authorial book This is a beaver for publication. Her work has long explored themes of landscape and fragility.
~ Tomáš Zahrádka is a musician and performer from Jičín. He has long focused on folk music and alternative genres, which he draws on when composing music for theatre. He has created music for productions such as Theatrum Culinarium Pictum (Valdštejnské imaginárium), Schnecken Hräden (Fras), and Poprask na laguna. He often creates improvised music for a wide range of performances. He plays in bands including Weight loss controlled by the computer, Di Prager Yidishe Kapelye, Zlopacha, K3Dr4, and Uhray Tónyak, and also collaborates with the choir Veselé vašely and the theater group Krajina v batůžku. For ten years, he co-organized the multi-genre festival Propadak.
The performance is part of the New Blood on Stage program by Nová sítő.