NdB 2: Silence Full of People / At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Where does solitude end and closeness begin? And how many of the boundaries that limit us have we created ourselves?

Programme 9 by the NdB2 junior ballet company presents two new choreographies that turn their attention to the individual, the inner world and relationships with others. In Silence Full of People, Klaudie Lakomá explores different forms of solitude – from feeling alone in a crowd and isolation to the moment when solitude can become a space for self-discovery.

In At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel, Marek Svobodník ventures beyond the boundaries we create in life and gradually begin to perceive even where they never existed.

The two choreographic perspectives are united by the search for one's own place – between solitude and closeness, restriction and freedom, the need to protect oneself and the courage to reach out to others again.

Silence Full of People

We can be alone even when surrounded by people.

Solitude need not be merely a state; it can be a journey. It may begin with the subtle feeling that something is missing – understanding, closeness, an ordinary response from another person. It can gradually become isolation and exhaustion, but also a space in which we learn to listen to ourselves.

In Silence Full of People, Klaudie Lakomá follows a person on a journey from inner emptiness to accepting their own solitude. At the same time, she reminds us that relationships are what give us shape. Every encounter, touch and separation leaves a trace within us – something unique that cannot simply be replaced.

Because knowing how to be alone matters. Just as knowing how to return to other people does.

At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel

Where do boundaries really lie – and who created them?

Throughout life, people define their space, seek certainty and establish boundaries. Some are necessary. Others can gradually turn into obstacles that we begin to see even where they never existed.

In At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel, Marek Svobodník turns the familiar idea of light at the end of the tunnel upside down. With gentle absurdity and perspective, he asks to what extent our movement, decisions and view of the world are limited by reality – and to what extent by boundaries we have created ourselves.

CREATIVE TEAM

Choreography / Silence Full of People: Klaudie Lakomá
Choreography / At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel: Marek Svobodník
Costumes / At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel: Elizaveta Shibaeva
Lighting design / At the End of Every Light Is a Tunnel: Roman Jajčík