Intensive tense

„Each brain looks and works differently.“

Trio INTENSIVE TENSE is an exploration of a collective in which we find ourselves as guests in a shared moment, influenced by a move someone bet on three rounds ago.
We find ourselves in the timelessness of the collective struggle of individual stories, in situations where bodies are struggling for time.

We try to make the action continue with the reaction, we listen to each other, we talk, we are free human beings with the imagination of a video game.
We love fast and slow time at the same time!
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Research has addressed ADHD and anxiety as the most popular and widespread phenomena in society of this time. ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects behavior, especially attention and impulsivity. It doesn’t work by having it or not having it. We are all on a scale somewhere. It manifests in adults too, not just children.
It can be both a superpower and a complication.

Soňa:
„I have been interested and inspired by my own experience, which is ongoing, and I am learning and searching for answers in a collective of dancing bodies and minds that can transform dialogue in a confusion of fictional and real scenarios into a different dimension.
Through the intentional composition of 3 bodies and personas, I explore the escalation aspect of human relationships and interactions, in addition to the capacity for intergenerational exchange.

What is speeding us up and what is slowing us down?
In the process, small nuances in the communication of our bodies and wide contexts have become more important to me than liminal positions and explicitness.

Choreographic work for 3 bodies challenges me. I enjoy redefining its meaning, co-creating effective tools to make it work. Bridging the many meanings of our performativity and balancing along the boundaries of the unison.

At the moment I am still in process, in a tangle of dramaturgical thinking and overthinking. It’s a tension in the flow that I’m trying to dissolve.“
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Concept and choreography: Soňa Kúdelová
Movement material and performance by Nela Rusková, Soňa Kúdeľová, Daniel Raček
Choreographer’s assistance: Silvia Bakočková
Dramaturgical collaboration: Rodia Vomvolou
Dramaturgical Consultation: Yasen Vasilev
Music: Dominik Novák
Lighting design and technical support: Peter Dolog
Costume: Katarína Onderková, Tereza Pavlíková
Visuals: Ctrl_Shift_Face
Production: oz CHAOSMOS

Main financial partner: Nadácia mesta Bratislava
Partner: PLAST – Slovak Contemporary Dance Platform

Residencies partners:
TELOCVIČŇA – Dance Residency Center, Divadlo Štúdio tanca, Malý Berlín