Inside the themes of womanhood and the values that femininity brings to our world we are coming back to places of our childhood to reveal the processes of becoming oneself. With eight dancers on stage we are trying on and off different roles, as if it was just another game or another dress. Roles we all know from well known fairy tales or real life figures. We are creating new fantasies for ourselves, reimagining our identities and the way we see our happy endings.

POCKETART collective is an internationally acclaimed team of creators working in the field of contemporary dance and physical theater under the direction of the choreographers Sabina Bočková and Johana Pocková. As part of its projects, the team brings together artists from the fields of dance, music, scenography, fine arts, and light design. Their work has toured internationally in Europe, Africa and South America, their pieces have been part of Aerowaves Twenty21 and Twenty22 and presented at various festivals including Tanzmesse 2022. With their works they are part of European projects such as Shape it! and Big Pulse Dance Alliance.

The work of the team is characterized by tackling topics that go beyond the personal experience of the individual and touch upon societal issues such as manipulation through media, global environmental threats, stress in a competitive environment, or the position of an individual in the corporate work system. The creators try to approach these topics comprehensively through detailed work with all theatrical components. For each of their works, they always look for a new stylization of physical expression unique to the topic at hand, creating dance images from specific body references. Through their distinctive poetics, visual purity and strong original music, the performances aim to give birth to a spiritual experience, compelling the audience to reflect on our society.

Choreography & Direction: Sabina Bočková & Johana Pocková
Creation & Performance: Aneta Bočková, Jitka Čechová, Michaela Dzurovčínová, Karolina Graca, Tereza Holubová, Tereza Krejčová, Eva Mora González, Monika Szpunar
Live Music: Lukáš Palán, Sára Vondrášková (Never Sol)
Dramaturgy: Viktor Černický
Choreographic Coaching: Peter Šavel
Set Design and costumes: Vendula Tomšů
Light Design: Eliška Kociánová
Technical Support: Jan Tomšů
Production Manager: David Ostružár, Nela Frauenbergová
Booking Manager: Anna Gazdíková
Graphic Design: Pavel Holomek

Produced by: POCKETART collective
Co-produced by: Tanec Praha (CZ), Julidans (NL), Sísmograf Olot (ESP)
Supported by: Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Next Generation EU – National Recovery Plan, State Culture Fund, Prague City Hall, SE.S.TA. – center for choreographic research, REZI.DANCE Komařice