VerTeDance, Petra Tejnorová & co. (CZ): Let's Dance!

"A brief manual for anxious audiences.
A few lessons on an endangered species.
A physical documentary about contemporary dance."

Can an abstract art such as dance be explained? And can it be explained by dance? Petra Tejnorová, a director who consistently transcends genres and always searches for the best medium to capture her theme, has joined the VerTeDance ensemble and created a brief manual for anxious audiences. Or in other words: an attempt to provide those who worry about dance with instructions to overcome their fear. The irony with which Petra Tejnorová (as well as VerTeDance) likes to work can also be detected in the three explanatory sentences above. It is a documentary, a personal confession too, but primarily, it is a game with the audience – both the anxious and the initiated.

Creation / Dance / Choreography: Tereza Ondrová, Helena Arenbergerová, Martin Talaga, Helena Araújo, Halka Třešnáková
Director: Petra Tejnorová
Dramaturgy: Marta Ljubková
Assistant director and choreographer: Matthew Rogers
Scenography: Adriana Černá
Sound design: Dominik Žižka
Preparatory workshops: Jaro Viňarský, Matthew Rogers, Peter Šavel
Production: VerTeDance, danceWATCH – Karolína Hejnová
Supported by: MHMP, MKČR, METROSTAV, Tanec Praha / Ponec – dance venue, ALT@RT

The performance is followed by a discussion.

Presented by SKOK! within the project O umení tela: "Nebojme sa tanca!"

The main partner of the project is Slovak Arts Council.