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Tanečnice a performerka Johana Pocková a scénografka a performerka Vendula Tomšů podaly jasnou výpověď: umění není určeno jen privilegované komunitě, která navštíví divadlo, ale všem, kteří chtějí prožít blízké setkání s duší zvířete a divadelním storytellingem i mimo prostory divadla. Tyto mladé umělkyně pracují s jemností a intimitou, přitom delikátním způsobem probouzejí nejen naše vizuální smysly. Každý, kdo se chce odevzdat zážitku, je „in“.  Johana Pocková a Vendula Tomšů byly na rezidenci ART KLASTRY na zámku ve Žďáru nad Sázavou. Jejich nové dílo Potkat lišku jsem na rezidencii viděla hned dvakrát. Nabízím sondu do duše dvou lišek - mladých současných umělkyň.

SE.S.TA Centre for Choreographic Development hosted circus artists Stéphanie Nyota N'Duhirahe and Morgane Widmer as part of the ART CLUSTERS residency in Žďár nad Sázavou. Both artists come from Switzerland, but has been a solid part of the Prague circus community based in Kulturní dům Mlejn since 2010. Each came to the residency with their own project: Stephanie with her experimental collage ŠRÁMY / DĚTI Z BAKELITU (Children of bakelite), where she processes the experiences of people who had been children during the Velvet Revolution and Morgane with her project CARCASSE, which thematises the social and environmental impact of women's clothing. In the projects they switched roles, which is a sympathetic ecological practice within their platform Cie Pieds Perchés. Unfortunatelly I didn't catch up Morgan for the interview, so let's dive into the interview with Stéphanie.

By writing this text, I wish to reflect on a certain topic discussed during the Choreographic Forum, organized by Center for Choreographic Development SE.S.TA, in Prague in November 2023. I use an open form to express my stream of thoughts, associations and questions which arose while discussing the topic of fiction and reality in relation to my personal experience within performing arts. References in this text were given by participants of the Choreographic forum; some materials are coming from my notes focused on movement observation and artistic practice.