The Island! [Tanečno festival]

An existential dance expedition into unspoiled Nature. Uncertainty, mistakes, cracks, scratches. Situations cropped to the bone. Emotions. Scenic multimedia modulation of the habitat of a nameless island on the Jakubský Pond in the village of Poušť, Nymburk district. Who is a human and who is an animal? Terribly live performance.

The production of The Island! was one of the top five productions of 2021 at the 2021 Theatre Critics Awards and the highest-rated dance production in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, Iphigenia and Ariadne Toumbeki were nominated for Best Actress, Jaroslav Wertig for Stage Design and Jiří Konvalinka for Music. Burkicom also received 3 nominations/votes for Theatre of the Year 2021.

The performance is presented by Burkicom with the support of grants from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Prague City Hall and Prague 7. Partner: La Fabrika
Premiere 08 November 2021, La Fabrika, Prague.

Director, choreographer: Jana Burkiewiczová
Screenplay: Jana Burkiewiczová, Tomáš Luňák, Jiří Macek
Music: Jiří Konvalinka
Scenic design: Jaroslav Wertig
Lighting design: Pavla Beranová
Costume design: Barbora Procházková
Masks: Štěpán Růžička,
Illustrations: Jindřich Janíček
Animation: Tomáš Luňák, Tomáš Hájek
Lights: Kristýna Hauptová
Projection, sound: Petr Taclík
Photography: Václav Jirásek
Graphic design: Martina Černá / Imagery
Guiding voices: Zuzana Stavná, Miroslav Krobot,
Performers: Helena Arenbergerová, Lorenzo Giovanetti / Andrej Štepita, Michal Heriban, Jaro Ondruš, Eduard Adam Orszulik, Adam Pavlovčin / Sára Milfajtová, Paulína Šmatláková, Veronika Tökoly.