You Have to Believe in Yourself / Babyball / Aporia

Alžběta Jenická – You Have to Believe in Yourself

A graduation solo performance concluding studies at the circus school FLIC Scuola di Circo Torino.

The central theme — the journey toward self-belief and overcoming fear — is expressed through words, physical theatre, dance, and acrobatics.

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Eliška Švecová – Babyball

“Where did it all begin?”

Patterns of behavior. Our desires. The values and beliefs we carry within us. The inner settings that shape our reactions, relationships, and view of the world.

A story balancing between present and past, exploring the degree of confrontation needed to set a conversation in motion. Layer by layer, it gently reflects on past events and creates space for dialogue that might, at least in some small way, change something.

Babyball is a contemporary performative piece combining physical theatre with object manipulation. It explores themes of intergenerational transmission, personal transformation, and respect.

In the middle of broken fragments, a mother and daughter confront one another in search of their own balance. They return to the place where they grew up, searching for quiet echoes stored within their bodily memory.

It is a story made of many stories.

“Are we capable of acting differently than before?”

Eliška is currently a student in the Master’s program at Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Switzerland.

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Jana Štofániková – Aporia

…is like throwing a paper airplane into the air and simply waiting to see where it lands. You know there is some kind of destination, but you do not know “where.” You do not know “when.” And you do not even know “how.” And why should the “why” matter at all?

Meanwhile, the “someday” just keeps waiting and waiting and waiting. And waiting still…

That is my APORIA — as if the act itself were more important than any destination, as if there were no need to achieve anything at all.

APORIA explores the rediscovery of the present moment. It is a celebration of existence and an attempt to reconnect body and mind — to awaken sensitivity toward oneself and others, something that is often lost in today’s society under the pressure of speed, performance, constant decision-making, and the need to keep moving forward.

Aporia was created as a Master’s performance at Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Switzerland.

Creatives and performers

Alžběta Jenická – You Have to Believe in Yourself

Creative Team: Erika Bettin, Francesco Sgro, Samuel Oliveira

The creative process was financially supported by Cirqueon and the Život umělce Foundation.

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Eliška Švecová – Babyball

Concept: Eliška Švecová

Performers: Eliška Švecová, Kristýna Koudelová

External Eye: Audrey Kristine Wangle

Music: Tomáš Urík

Lighting Design: Andrea Ferrari / Dominik Šimurda

Technical Support: Dominik Šimurda, Carmelo Mulé, ATD – Accademia Teatro Dimitri

Supported by:
CIRQUEON – Centre for Contemporary Circus, the study, training and accommodation center in Beroun at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), and the Život umělce Foundation

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Jana Štofániková – Aporia

Author / Performer: Jana Štofániková

Movement Collaboration: Nur Giménez Villarroya

Music: Pavel Zavadil

Light Design: Lukáš Klíma

Consultation: Matěj Petrák

Master’s performance at Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Switzerland.

Created with the support of the Život umělce Foundation.