IHOPEIWILL thus becomes an artistic reflection of the current trajectory of society and our responsibility towards future generations.

The new piece by the creative trio Soňa Ferienčíková, Mária Júdová, and Alexandra Timpau is being co-produced by Nu Dance Fest and will premiere during the opening night of the festival's 19th edition.

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.

On Tuesday, April 9th, at 2:00 PM at A4 as part of Nu Dance Fest 2024 warm-up, we invite the expert public to a masterclass and open rehearsal with the threeiscompany ensemble and Jaro Viňarský for the performance IHOPEIWILL. Admission is free, but registration in advance is required. Registration via email at: romana.bodyngo@gmail.com.

Created by: threeiscompany in collaboration with Jaro Viňarský
Set design: threeiscompany
Performance: Soňa Ferienčíková
Sound: Alexandra Timpau, Sára Vondrášková
Visual content creator: Maria Júdová Tichá
Light design and technical support: Ints Plavnieks
Videography for installation: Richard Chomo
Produced by: BOD.Y ngo (Soňa Ferienčíková, Zuzana Frištiková, Romana Packová)
Executive production & PR: Romana Packová
Creative producer: Dirk Förster

Main financial partner: Slovak Arts Council
Financial partners: ZSE foundation, EFFEA
Co-producers: KoresponDance, NuDanceFest, Tanec Praha / PONEC – dance venue, Theaterfestival Schwindelfrei, Záhrada CNK
Partners: Telocvicna – Dance Residency Center / PlaST – Slovak Contemporary Dance Platform, Cinetica

The IHOPEIWILL residency is supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists – EFFEA, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-funded by the European Union. Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council.

Interview respondents:
Agi Ferienčíková, Andrea la Rose, Anna Biháryová, David Tišer, Gabriela Šallayová, Hale Doganci, Marek Keveš, Markus Huber, Ronny Zangenberg, Samuel Černý, Václav Šíma, Yara Abu Aataya

Special thanks:
Antónia Tomalová, Christophe Henri Laurent, Gabriela Tomášková, Giseli Polávka Borduchi, Marcela Záchenská, Kubo Horničák, Lukáš Bobalík, Lukáš Kubičina, Mária Kačeriaková, Maťo Urban, Milan Sláma, Norbert Čabala, Peter Tichý

SOŇA FERIENČÍKOVÁ is a dancer, choreographer and founder of production company BOD.Y. She collaborated with many national and international artists and performed all over Europe, in Israel, Mexico and China. She was nominated for the DOSKY award in the category Extraordinary achievement in the field of dance theater. // www.bodyngo.com

MÁRIA JÚDOVÁ TICHÁ is a visual artist who focuses on the intersection of performative and digital art. She collaborated with Choreographic Coding Lab (DE), Rambert Contemporary Dance Company (UK) and YCAM (JP). Her works have been presented around the world and won awards from the Japan Media Arts Festival (JP), B3 Biennale (DE), Nexon Computer Museum (Korea) and Zealous (UK). // www.mariajudova.net/

ALEXANDRA TIMPAU is a Romanian musician, architect and photographer. She studied architecture and urban planning in Romania, but after graduating and moving to Prague, she was mesmerized by music and the practice of live sound coding. // soundcloud.com/alotofkittens

JARO VIŇARSKÝ is a dancer, choreographer and performer. He studied ballet and dance choreography at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU). He is the recipient of many awards, including the SAZKA AWARD for „discovery in dance", the Audience Award at the Czech Dance Platform and the prestigious THE BESSIES NEW YORK DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS AWARD in the „outstanding performer" category. In 2011, he founded the non governmental organization SKOK! in Slovakia.