Peter Šavel, mimoOs & col.

Veletržní palác / no language barrier / 50 min

TETSU is a dance quintet, which was formed in close connection with the musical composition. The basis of the musical composition structure and the whole work is inspired by the Chinese wuxing system (known in Japan as gogyō). This system holistically names five phases, processes, elements, movements ... – appearing in the universe, in nature or in human life. Similar principles can be found in the European environment, in pagan or Celtic customs, which were an equally creative stimulus for the team. It is possible to look at TETSU as at a fire around which we sit, dance, live. We perceive as it grows stronger and weakens. Sometimes, we need to look away from its glow, other times we want to blow to fan its flame. We can look into its flickering flames; connect through them with the archetypes of humanity or with personal memories. In the same way, however, in TETSU we can feel the influx of unbridled wind, which blows us over out of the blue, or the mysterious humidity of the forests or the warm ground creaking beneath our feet. Maybe after a while, we notice how we gently move in a common rhythm when looking at the fire... In a rhythm reminiscent of a heartbeat. What all can vibrate and go through the bodies involved in such a group experience? An experience conditioned by the energy of dancers in harmony with the unceasing stream of music and movement? TETSU is a celebration of movement and life energy. It is the energy that shapes us. TETSU is an iron that forges five dancing bodies in an atmosphere of changing dynamic, tonic and rhythmic phases of music.

Trailer: HERE

Concept and Choreography: Peter Šavel
Dance: Barbora Janáková, Eva Priečková, Silvia Sviteková, Andrej Šepita, Jaro Viňarský, Miroslava Stašková /alternation/
Music: Marián Zavarský
Light Design a Technic: Juraj Čech
Costumes and Scenic Visual: Laura Štorcelová
Management and Production: Barbora Janáková
Production: Andrea Tušimová
PR: Katarína Šipöcz Svobodová, Juraj Bielený
Internship: Irene Márquez
Video: Noro Knap
Graphic Design: Ivana Kleinová
Logo: Timur Aloev
Costumes Production: B.C.M. Fashion Style
Bulletine: Katarína K. Cvečková
Trailer: Noro Knap, Ivona Lichá

More info: HERE

Photo by: Ctibor Bachratý, Darja Lukjanenko, Nina Pacherová, Natália Zajačiková

Tickets HERE

Supported by: mimoOs (production), Studio ALTA, Nová Cvernovka(co-production), Slovak Arts Council, Bratislava Region, Erazmus+, Telocvičňa - Residential Center for Dance and Performing Arts (coordinates: Platform for Contemporary Dance), NuDanceFest, TELOHRA, BRaK, VÚB Foundation, Bratislava City Foundation .
Residence: International Visegrad Fund, Studio Alta, A-I-R 2022 Rezi. Dance V Lese Komařice, The creation of the performance was supported by the Slovak Arts Council using public resources.