What is there before love is born, or life is born, or before a stage performance; what gives birth to love and what gives birth to a show? Where do the images, the sounds, the noises that pierce the silence or that comfort the spirit come from and where does the light that cuts through the obscurity or that reassures us and guides us through the darkness come from? And what, why or who is behind all this, where and when can we find the answers or causes? And I still wonder where tragedy, laughter and poetry come from.

Performance has been created as a result of a seven-day creative residency. The rehearsal process has taken place in Telocvičňa – Dance Residency Center, P*AKT cultural center and A4 – Space for Contemporary Culture. The international cooperation of artists is part of the BeInternational project.

After the performance, there will be a discussion with the creators of the show. The discussion will begin approx 10 minutes after the end of the performance and will be moderated by Dáša Čiripová.

SIMONE SANDRONI is a choreographer and director. He was the founding member of Ultima Vez in Brussels in 1987 and collaborated with the company until 1992. In 1993 he founded his own group Ernesto in Brussels. In 1996 he founded a multinational company Déjà Donné in Prague together with Lenka Flory, touring regularly in Europe, North America and Asia. In addition to directing his own company, he created number of works for festivals, independent artists and schools in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia (Bayerisches Staatsballett Munich, National Theatre Prague, Tanztehater Bielefeld, Festival de Beweeging Antwerp, Theatre Varia Brussels, Sosta Palmizi Italy, Duncan Centre Conservatory Prague, Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Four Chambers Dance Projects Toronto, Luzerntanz am Luzernertheater, En-Knap Group Ljubljana). In 2015 – 2022,  he worked as the chief choreographer and artistic director of the Bielefeld Theatre Dance Company in Germany,  in 2008 – 2016 was the choreographer in residence of the Bayerische Staatsoper and in 1999 – 2002 of the Luzern Theatre, Switzerland.