...And How Is Your Life? | Andrej Kajdanovskij Choreography
...And how is your life? deals with stress and our natural reaction to it. In a world full of external pressures, we have lost touch with our primal instinct to flee. Stress, which once served for survival, has evolved and today does not arise from danger, but from constant life demands. Despite efforts to manage stress through therapy or mindfulness, we often suppress the urge to act and try to reason our way out of it. But emotions - fear, love, anger, joy - remain hidden, yet burning inside. This choreography challenges us to embrace our instincts, let go, experience deeply, and move freely, allowing us to be truly free.
Sarcasmen | Hans van Manen
Van Manen's playful Sarcasmen, created to the Sarcasms of Sergei Prokofiev, is a choreography to five mysterious piano pieces. It was created in 1981 for Rachel Beaujean and Clint Farhu. As is typical of Van Manen, interpersonal relationships play a central role in this duet for two dancers and a pianist. Sarcasmen is about provocation, mutual challenge, even teasing, but it never crosses the acceptable limit – that would disrupt the refined elegance and sensuality of the choreography. This duet, which has gained recognition worldwide, marked a breakthrough in Rachel Beaujean's career, as she was promoted to second soloist after the premiere.
Catastrophe | Eyal Dadon
“Once I was flying from Vietnam to China. In the middle of the flight, in a terrifying moment lasting two seconds, the plane suddenly started to drop, the lights went out, and it felt like a horror movie. Everyone on board was screaming and panicking, but I heard nothing – I was wearing headphones with almost perfect noise cancellation. The song Let It Go from the movie Frozen was playing, and it was perfect because it came right at the chorus.” E. D.
When catastrophe meets sarcasm, a unique tension arises that reminds us that even in darkness we can find light. This contrast reflects the human struggle against adverse fate and shows how even in hopeless situations we seek meaning or relief.
Czech premiere on April 24, 2025, at the National Theatre
