MOVE Fest Ostrava 2024 - about how the dance of life forces us to leave safe shores to discover uncharted waters
We invite you to the 11th annual festival of contemporary dance, physical theater and the new circus, which will take place in the beating heart and undiscovered corners of Ostrava from September 25 to 29, 2024 . The number 11 is seen in some Native American cultures as a symbol of natural and natural cycle and rebirth. And in order for the cycle to be renewed and the rebirth to be completed, it is necessary to let go. Abandon the old, unnecessary, dysfunctional, unsatisfactory or simply abandon and change direction. And because letting go is also a movement, it is the ideal theme for this year's edition.
The program will offer you a series of 11 Czech and international movement performances across genres, 1 outdoor performance project, 1 interactive installation and a rich accompanying program in the form of screenings of dance films, movement workshops, discussions and activities (not only) for cultural journalists and critics.
That's why you can already look forward to 5 unforgettable days full of movement, experiences and meetings, which will take place in a dramaturgical arc between the ceremonial opening with the powerful dance duet Where and the top Swedish new circus performance Les/Forrest .
MOVE Fest Ostrava will start the intimate and perfect interplay of Thalia-awarded Helena Arenbergerová and Václav Kuneš in an intergenerational movement dialogue in the Poklad House of Culture in Porub. It was created as part of the 42+PEOPLE project, which focuses on thematizing the careers of performers older than 42 years . The final performance stands at the apparent opposite of the genre - a project by the young Swedish new circus company Right Way Down , which is literally based on the handbalancing technique, but transforms it into a modern, dynamic and audience-attractive approach. Against the background of the gloomy Forest, a new life, a new hope, a new ecosystem and a new concept of a new circus will slowly but surely erupt on the stage.
Between these two imaginary highlights of the festival program, you will find no less significant performative pieces, such as the result of the Slovak-Italian co-production YOLT - You Only Live Twice , which will make you laugh, think, balance and question. Or the strong moving documentary drama of the Slovak ensemble ODIVO Vnorená/Immersed, which really goes to the core of the festival's theme of abandonment.
Lighter, playful and even suitable for the (smallest) audience - we present such performances in Studio G. The puppet Nutcracker - Vegetable ballet to the iconic music of PI Tchaikovsky for garlic, ginger, eggplant, six walnuts and one rat awaits you here, and in Puppet Theater Ostrava then a big theater about the small and even smaller things of the Microcosms.
Is your head spinning and would you rather let this article gp? Well, you can get acquainted with the next program of coming companies and performers who will tell their stories of departures and farewells, but also of renewal and hope at the festival here. Get ready for performances that will engage your senses and mind and encourage you to contemplate the lifelong cycle of letting go and receiving, this never-ending movement forward.
Come and experience a performance art festival where letting go means a new beginning !
FESTIVAL
PROGRAM
tuesday 24. sept - saturday 28. sept 2024
FAKULTY OF ARTS OSTRAVA UNIVERSITY
#moveforeverybody #installation #truthforfree
MARIBÉ - SORS DE CE CORPS, MONTRÉAL DANSE (CAN)
wednesday 25. sept 2024 | 17:30 a 19:30
DK POKLAD
42+PEOPLE (CZ)
#moveforeverybody #contemporarydance
After the performance at 19:30 there will be a discussion with the performers
A unique opportunity to experience a workshop led by a Thalia holder and a dance master! Come to a partner cooperation lesson suitable for couples and individuals.
#movewithmove #workshop
with Helena Arenbergerová & Václav Kuneš
Creative principles for choreography and physical theater
#movewithmove #workshop
with Manuel Ronda
thursday 26. sept 2024 | 17:00
JANÁČEK CONSERVATORY OSTRAVA
CURATED EVENING (SK/CZ)
#moveforeverybody #dance #youngblood
thursday 26. sept 2024 | 19:00
KOMORNÍ SCÉNA ARÉNA
TANEČNO & MANUEL RONDA (SK/IT)
#moveforenthusiast #physicaltheater
After the performance, there will be a discussion with the performers
friday 27. Sept 2024 | 10:00 (SOLD OUT), 16:00 (SOLD OUT), 17:30
STUDIO G
KOLEKTIV BORSHCH (CZ/RU)
#moveforeverybody #moveforyoungsters #slightlywackyballet
After the performance at 16:00 there will be a discussion with the performers
friday 27. sept 2024 | 18:00
ALTERNATIVE SCENE IN THE PUPPET THEATRE
KATARÍNA MATÚŠOVÁ, LUKÁŠ BOBALIK (SK)
#moveforeverybody #contemporarydance
friday 27. sept 2024 | 19:00
PAVILON - relocated to studio G
Due to less pleasable weather, instead of the festival campfire, we will meet at Bar & Café Studio G. The gathering will be without a campfire, but certainly with great spirits.
#moveforeverybody #festivalchat
saturday 28. sept 2024 | 10:00 a 15:00
ALTERNATIVE SCENE IN THE PUPPET TEHATER
JAZMÍNA PIKTOROVÁ, SABINA BOČKOVÁ (CZ)
#moveforeverybody #moveforyoungsters #objecttheater
After the performance at 10:00 a.m. there will be a discussion with the performers
saturday 28. sept 2024 | 18:00
KOMORNÍ SCÉNA ARÉNA
YANN SZUTER (FR)
Dear audience,
due to an injury sustained by Silvie Grachová, we will be presenting a solo project by her dance partner Yann Szuter instead of the duet *Colliding Stories*. We apologize for the unexpected change but believe you will still enjoy this "dialogue with gravity." However, if you wish to return your purchased tickets due to this change, please contact us at komunikuji@moveostrava.cz.
Thank you for your understanding.
#moveforeverybody #newcircus
After the performance, there will be a discussion with the performers
#moveforeverybody #dancemovies #party
saturday 28. sept 2024 | 20:00
CULTURAL CENTER PROVOZ
MOVE PARTY!
Saturday evening will be dedicated to festival fun! We’ll start with a more relaxed vibe by screening 3 dance films from both Czech and international productions. After 8 PM, the party will kick off with jazz, soul, and lively Afro beats, featuring DJ Bukele Mbembe!
#moveforeverybody #dancemovies #party
Experience a lesson with the performer of Sunday's show Vnorená/Immersed. The workshop is thematically divided into the first, second and third dive according to the staging and focuses on partner cooperation in movement.
#movewithmove #workshop
with Lívie Mendez Balážová
LECTURE NEW CIRCUS
How does Veronika Joštová Štefanová perceive the new circus genre - a Czech performer who likes to combine elements of movement, dance and acting in her work, and focuses on experimental and interdisciplinary forms of art?
#moveeducation #newcircus #lecture
by Veronika Joštová Štefanová
Do you like to dance and try new things? Try roller skating! AhojWorld has prepared a workshop for all movement enthusiasts - they will teach you the basic principles of riding on double-row skates and you will dance like at a real rollerdisco party.
#movewithmove #workshop #rollerskate
with AhojWrld
After the performance, there will be a discussion with the performer
sunday 29. sept 2024 | 17:00
IN FRONT OF DK POKLAD
TYHLE (CZ)
#moveforeverybody #moveopenair #cityinterventions
After the performance, there will be a discussion with the performers
RIGHT WAY DOWN (SWE)
A morning rerun suitable for anyone who doesn't like Sunday evening :) For example, parents on maternity leave, for whose little ones we have prepared professional babysitting. So you can enjoy Sweden's new circus completely undisturbed!
Head to the Forest with MOVE Fest to explore the cycle of evolution, growth, decay, death and rebirth. But it will be a bit upside down.
#moveforeverybody #newcircus