Ihopeiwill

How do we imagine a common future for ourselves and future generations? In “ihopeiwill,” dance, sound design and visual installation are combined to render an artistic reflection on the current trajectory of our society in light of the climate crisis and ongoing political tensions.

Taking interviews that the team conducted with vastly different people as inspiration for their performance, the artists pose questions about the relationship between generations and how they can coexist.  What kind of world do we wish for the next generation? What can we do to fulfill these wishes? 

The performance explores the forms of connection and responsibility between generations with a vision of hope – imagining a communal future.

About the artists:

threeiscompany (Soňa Ferienčíková, Mária Júdová, Alexandra Timpau) is an interdisciplinary female art collective from Slovakia and Romania. They are particularly interested in blurring the boundaries between different art forms. Jaro Viňarský is a Slovakian dancer, performer and choreographer who is currently living in Prague.

Website: www.threeiscompany.org

Cast & Credits:

Created by: threeiscompany in collaboration with Jaro Viňarský 
Set design: threeiscompany 
Performance: Soňa Ferienčíková 
Sound: Alexandra Timpau, Sára Vondrášková 
Visual content creator: Maria Júdová 
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 
 

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, Eva Mosnáková, Gabriela Šallayová, Hale Doganci, Karol Gažovič, Marek Keveš, Markus Hubr, 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

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