WOODS WON’T VAPORIZE

ARTISTIC DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY Alica Minar
ARTISTIC RESEARCH Dorota Michalak, Alica Minar
PERFORMANCE AND CREATION Adela Maharani, Eduard Adam Orzsulik, Helén Tamaskó, Lenka Vořechovská, Milena Romanenko, Neus Montané, Suze Vonk
DRAMATURGY Zuzana Žabková
MOVEMENT COLLABORATION Breeanne Saxton
TEXT AND RESEARCH Katarína Bakošová
MUSIC Vi Huyen Tran
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Anna Poleteli
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN ASSISTANCE Hana Brandejs
LIGHT DESIGN Raquel Rosildete
CONSULTATION Zuna Kozánková, Erik Baláž
PRODUCTION Lauren Fitzgerald and Alica Minar & col.
COPRODUCTION CO.LABS, Brno (CZ),

One tree, two trees, three trees... woods.
A group of dancers along with the wider artistic team guide a vibrant rediscovery of the forest in and around us. A complex and deeply interconnected system that lies beyond our comprehension in its own temporality. Creating a surreal dreamscape, the work draws inspiration from the forest ecosystem and the anatomy of trees. It invites us to stretch the roots, to feel their mutual touch, to ground ourselves, to imagine the decomposition of tissues, feel the sap flow, and breathe. It is a reminder that while humans wage forest wars amongst each other, the forest continues to live its life cycles far from the human illusion of control. The woods won’t give up, they will stay, they will outlive us, they will not evaporate.

This three-part series of dance works is based on artistic research focused on the complex nature of the creative process. By creating on the go and interweaving with the audience, INDUCE THE JUICE and PEOPLE AND MACHINES organically morph into their final form, WOODS WON'T VAPORIZE. For recent graduates and final year dance students, it offers one of their first professional experiences and access to a network of artists and institutions.

Project partners: Tep 39, Praha (CZ), PO_KO_ŘEN, Praha (CZ), Přístav 18600, Praha (CZ), Uferstudios, Berlin (DE), Marzahn Movement Studios, Berlin (DE), OFF-Bühne Komplex, Chemnitz (DE)

The artistic research of Dorota Michalak and Alica Minar was supported by the Performing Arts Fund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media within the framework of NEUSTART KULTUR and HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts.

The project is supported by the State Fund of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Czech-German Future Fund, the Prague City Hall, Erasmus+ Internship, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the National Recovery Plan and the European Union.