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Dance performance IHOPEIWILL / threeiscompany & Jaro Viňarský (Slovakia)

RECOMMENDED for lovers of interdisciplinary art and sustainability advocates

IHOPEIWILL explores our shared future against a backdrop of ongoing political tension and growing climate challenges. Despite the prevailing global fear and atmosphere of great uncertainty, the performance seeks to convey a sense of expectation and hope. IHOPEIWILL is an event that combines physical performance, sound design, and visual installation. Each of these media operates independently of the other, but at the same time synergistically, and together they create an organic whole. The inspiration for the performance came from conversations with people, focusing on their personal family environment and intergenerational relationships. What kind of future do we imagine not only for ourselves, but also for future generations? What kind of world do we wish for them and what can we do to make these wishes come true? Thus, IHOPEIWILL becomes an artistic reflection on the trajectory of contemporary society and our responsibility to future generations.

Soňa Ferienčíková is a dancer, choreographer, and founder of the production company BOD.Y (www.bodyngo.com). She has collaborated with many national and international artists and has danced throughout Europe, Israel, Mexico, and China. Sona was nominated for a DOSKY Award in the category "Outstanding Achievement in Dance Theater." https://www.instagram.com/sonaferiencik/

https://www.mariajudova.net/ is a visual artist who focuses on the intersection of performance and digital art. She has collaborated with Choreographic Coding Lab (Germany), Rambert Contemporary Dance Company (UK), and YCAM (Japan). Her work has been presented worldwide and has won awards at the Japan Media Arts Festival (Japan), B3 Biennale (Germany), Nexon Computer Museum (Korea), and Zealous (UK).

Alexandra Timpau (https://soundcloud.com/alotofkittens) is a Romanian musician, architect, and photographer. She studied architecture and urban planning in Romania, but after graduating and moving to Prague, she became fascinated with music and live sound coding practices.

Jaro Viňarský is a dancer, choreographer, and performer. He studied ballet and dance choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU). He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the SAZKA Award for "Discoveries in Dance," the Audience Award at the Czech Dance Platform, and the prestigious THE BESSIES New York Dance and Performing Arts Award in the "Outstanding Performer" category. In 2011, he founded the non-governmental organization SKOK! in Slovakia.

Creators: threeiscompany, in collaboration with Jaro Viňarský
Set design: threeiscompany / www.threeiscompany.org
Performer: Soňa Ferienčíková
Sound: Never Sol, Alexandra Timpau, Lukáš Kubičina
Visual content creator: Maria Júdová Tichá
Lighting design and technical support: Ints Plavnieks, David Cartwright
Videography for the installation: Richard Chomo
Production: BOD.Y ngo (Soňa Ferienčíková, Zuzana Frištiková, Romana Packová)
Executive producer, PR: Romana Packová
Creative producer: Dirk Förster
Co-producers: KoresponDance, NuDanceFest, Tanec Praha / PONEC – dance venue, Theaterfestival Schwindelfrei, Záhrada CNK
Sponsors: Slovak Arts Council, ZSE foundation, EFFEA (European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists)
Partners: Telocvicna – Dance Residency Center / PlaST – Slovak Contemporary Dance Platform, Cinetica
Interview respondents: Agi Ferienčíková, Andrea la Rose, Anna Biháryová, David Tišer, Gabriela Šallayová, Hale Doganci, Marek Keveš, Markus Hubr, Ronny Zangenberg, Samuel Černý, Václav Šíma, Yara Abu Aataya
Acknowledgements: Antónia Tomalová, Christophe Henri Laurent, Gabriela Tomášková, Giseli Polávka Borduchi, Marcela Záchenská, Kubo Horničák, Lukáš Bobalík, Lukáš Kubičina, Mária Kačeriaková, Maťo Urban, Milan Sláma, Michal Šimečka, Norbert Čabala, Peter Tichý Presented
by: Perform Europe (https://performeurope.eu/) and Aerowaves The Twenty25 (https://aerowaves.org/)
Premiere: April
2024 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1026461126
Duration: 45 min.

The festival is funded by the #Lithuanian Council for Culture and the #Klaipėda City Municipality.

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Dance performance “IHOPEIWILL” / threeiscompany & Jaro Viňarský (Slovakia)

RECOMMENDED for interdisciplinary art lovers and sustainability advocates

IHOPEIWILL explores our shared future amidst ongoing political tensions and escalating climate challenges. It conveys a sense of expectation and hope despite the prevailing global atmosphere of fear and great uncertainty. IHOPEIWILL is an event that connects physical performance, sound design, and visual installation. Each of these media works independently, one next to the other and simultaneously in synergy, which together creates an organic whole.

The inspiration for the piece came from conversations with people in which we were interested in the optics of the personal family environment and relationships across generations. What do we envision for the future, not only for ourselves but for the generations after us? What kind of world do we wish for them and what can we do to fulfill those wishes?

IHOPEIWILL thus becomes an artistic reflection of the current trajectory of society and our responsibility towards future generations.

Soňa Ferienčíková is a dancer, choreographer, and founder of the production company BOD.Y (www.bodyngo.com). She has collaborated with many national and international artists and performed throughout Europe, Israel, Mexico, and China. She was nominated for the DOSKY award in the category Extraordinary Achievement in the Field of Dance Theater.

https://www.mariajudova.net/ is a visual artist who focuses on the intersection of performative and digital art. She has collaborated with Choreographic Coding Lab (Germany), Rambert Contemporary Dance Company (UK), and YCAM (Japan). Her works have been presented around the world and won awards from the Japan Media Arts Festival (JP), B3 Biennale (DE), Nexon Computer Museum (Korea), and Zealous (UK).

Alexandra Timpau (https://soundcloud.com/alotofkittens) is a Romanian musician, architect, and photographer. She studied architecture and urban planning in Romania, but after graduating and moving to Prague, she was mesmerized by music and the practice of live sound coding.

Jaro Viňarský is a dancer, choreographer, and performer. He studied ballet and dance choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU). He is the recipient of many awards, including the SAZKA AWARD for "Discovery in dance," the Audience Award at the Czech Dance Platform, and the prestigious THE BESSIES New York dance and performing arts award in the "Outstanding performer" category. In 2011, he founded the non-governmental organization SKOK! in Slovakia.

Created by: threeiscompany in collaboration with Jaro Viňarský
Set design: threeiscompany / www.threeiscompany.org
Performance: Soňa Ferienčíková
Sound: Never Sol, Alexandra Timpau, Lukáš Kubičina
Visual content creator: Maria Júdová Tichá
Light design and technical support: Ints Plavnieks, David Cartwright
Videography for installation: Richard Chomo
Produced by: BOD.Y ngo (Soňa Ferienčíková, Zuzana Frištiková, Romana Packová)
Executive production, PR: Romana Packová
Creative producer: Dirk Förster
Co-producers: KoresponDance, NuDanceFest, Tanec Praha / PONEC – dance venue, Theaterfestival Schwindelfrei, Záhrada CNK
Financial partners: Slovak Arts Council, ZSE foundation, EFFEA (European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists)
Partners: Telocvicna – Dance Residency Center / PlaST – Slovak Contemporary Dance Platform, Cinetica
Interview respondents: Agi Ferienčíková, Andrea la Rose, Anna Biháryová, David Tišer, Gabriela Šallayová, Hale Doganci, Marek Keveš, Markus Hubr, Ronny Zangenberg, Samuel Černý, Václav Šíma, Yara Abu Aataya
Special thanks: Antónia Tomalová, Christophe Henri Laurent, Gabriela Tomášková, Giseli Polávka Borduchi, Marcela Záchenská, Kubo Horničák, Lukáš Bobalík, Lukáš Kubičina, Mária Kačeriaková, Maťo Urban, Milan Sláma, Michal Šimečka, Norbert Čabala, Peter Tichý Presented
by: Perform Europe (https://performeurope.eu/) & Aerowaves The Twenty25 (https://aerowaves.org/)
Premiere: April
2024 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1026461126
Duration: 45 min.

Funded by #Lietuvoskultūrostaryba, #Klaipėdosmiestosavivaldybė