The Vanishing Man

A dance-music statement about the constant need for stimulation, escaping, and at the same time searching for the present moment.

The chamber double evening of dancer Andrej Štepita and musician Štěpán Janoušek presents an original solo project by two prominent figures from Farma v jeskyni, evolving in the liminal space between movement and sound. The man-guide embarks on a journey, the route of which is created only under his steps. He shares so much with everyone that he forgets who he himself is. He cannot wait, but he needs you to follow him. Can you keep up with him? The musical composition becomes a performative reflection on what it means to be today – and gradually to disappear. Presence transforms into absence, sound into memory, and human gesture into a digital trace. A call for peace that will never come. A song about endless searching, about the desire to go, even when there is nowhere left to go. Andrej Štepita, a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the prestigious Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD), is a performer, educator, and creator primarily active in the field of contemporary dance and physical theater. He has long collaborated with Farma v jeskyni (Commander, Czech Hero, Refuge, Oscillation) and with many companies, especially in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Austria. He is the founder of the Dance Festival and collective. Štěpán Janoušek is a trombonist, singer, composer, and improviser. He studied trombone at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory. He is currently studying composition at HAMU in Prague. He has been collaborating with Farma v jeskyni since 2017. The performances start every day at 7:00 PM.