Pause for a moment on your way through the city in a unique, colourful forest. Woods, somewhere on the border between dance, performance and visual art, invites us in a creative and poetic way to look at the urgent current issues of climate change and life in our society. All from a novel point of view, literally "upside down". Performers from Brazil, Portugal and Slovenia, together with members of the general public, transform into strong trees. How long can they stand on their head? And how much longer will our forests survive?​

Woods by Clarice Lima & coll. is not just a movement performance - it is an appeal for dialogue on today's society and climate change. The need to give an answer to a world that is crying out for change. Because there is no planet B. Solidarity and empathy drive the whole project. Performers of different ages, nationalities and genders form a single forest of tall trees, whose strength lies in their diversity and mutual support.
We-nature can do it together. Stop making wars. Start planting trees!


Who we are looking for
The open call is addressed to non-professionals who practice headstand such as students of dance, yoga, hiphop, capoeira, circus and gymnastics, including all genders, colors and ages (18+), to make the forest as vast and diverse as possible. Together in a two day workshop we'll talk about the concepts of the piece, practice the upside down posture and rehearse the choreography structure. We'll exchange strategies, helping and supporting each other in order to engage all the participants in this project as a collective act against the city concrete, the lack of nature, the climate changes, the missing trees and the forgotten woods.
 


Schedule for Woods in Prague
15. 5. | applications deadline
9. + 10. 6. 2022 | 16:00 - 20:00 | workshop
11. 6. 2022 | 15:00 and 17:00 | public presentation at Jan Palach square
12. 6. 2022 | 15:00 and 17:00 | public presentation at náměstí Republiky

Participants will receive a symbolic remuneration plus 1 free ticket to a show of one's choice at TANEC PRAHA Festival at PONEC theatre. Catering will be provided throughout the workshop and show times. 

Are you in? Fill in an easy application form by May 15.
By registering you confirm your serious interest in the project as well as your availability from June 9 to 12, 2022. To take part in the public presentaiton, workshop participation is required. The workshop is held in English.
Questions and queries will be answered by Petra Hanzlíková, petra.hanzlikova@tanecpraha.eu.


Applying for Woods in Brno - Ostrava - Pilsen

Brno
By registering you confirm your serious interest in the project as well as your availability from May 26 to 29, 2022. To take part in the public presentaiton, workshop participation is required. The workshop is held in English.

Schedule for Woods in Brno - Held in collaboration with Divadelní svět Brno and festival Merkádo (on May 28)
27. + 28. 5. 2022 | 15:00 - 19:00 | workshop 
28. 5. 2022 | 17:00 + 19:00 |  public presentation at náměstí Svobody
29. 5. 2022 | 17:00 + 19:00 |  public presentation at Moravském náměstí - u Jošta

Ostrava
By registering you confirm your serious interest in the project as well as your availability from May 31 to June 2, 2022. To take part in the public presentaiton, workshop participation is required. The workshop is held in English.
Questions and queries will be answered by Jana Ryšlavá, jsem@moveostrava.cz

Harmonogram for Woods in Ostrava
30. 5. + 1.6. 2022 | 9:30 - 13:30 | workshop 
2. 6. 2022 | 15:00 | public presentation Elektra
2. 6. 2022 | 18:00 | public presentation Dock

Pilsen
By registering you confirm your serious interest in the project as well as your availability from June 5 to 7, 2022. To take part in the public presentaiton, workshop participation is required. The workshop is held in English.
Questions and queries will be answered by Eva Kraftová, eva.kraftova@johancentrum.cz

Schedule for Woods in Pilsen
5. 6. 2022 | 15:00 - 19:00 | workshop
6. 6. 2022 | 16:00 - 20:00 | workshop
7. 6. 2022 | 16:00 + 18:00 | public presentation U Branky

 


Find more about the creative team behind Woods in here.
Woods is presented as part of the Big Pulse Dance Alliance -  a collaboration of 12 European festival and the SPring tour of Woods (Lithuania - Sweden - Czech Republic - UK). Woods is supported by Perform Europe and Creative Europe.

 

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