Between womanhood, humanity and the fleetingness of the world, a temporary community of shared searching emerges. This immersive performance combines the bodies of the two performers, the rhythm of the seasons and the audience in a landscape of ceaseless transformation, where identities are relational, not fixed. Collective existence in motion becomes a way of rehearsing a different world. A world in which change equals possibility, not failure.
A work‑in‑progress immersive performance, Anima Mundi initiates an intimate journey toward discovering one’s relationship to humanity and womanhood: a way of being that can be inhabited freely, lightly and courageously with a sense of groundedness, pride and togetherness. Still, we search for an ideal that would allow us to live well; still, we fail to reach it. The seasonal rhythm frames an endless process of transformation and new experiences. We would like to create a perfect world for everyone, but we’re not satisfied with what we find.
Drawing on their friendship, the performers create a living landscape of transformation and long-sought answers to questions that render the personal universal. Amidst constantly shifting identities, that which remains is revealed: strength, playfulness, the ability to rest and then concentrate once again. The audience is not just a witness. Viewers are invited to take part in a shared search for an ideal world where change is not a threat, but a space for collective shifts, attention and a return to the universal in each of us.
“Being in motion is more secure than standing firm.” – Sodja Lotker
Performed in English, Czech and Japanese
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS: Debora Štysová, Tinka Avramova
PERFORMER AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATOR: Sai Ogawa
DRAMATURGY: Roman Zotov-Mikshin a Katarína Bakošov
PRODUCTION: Barbora Loumová Miko
SCENOGRAPHY: Riin Maide
SOUND DESIGN: Valtteri Alanen
LIGHT DESIGN: Jiří Šmirk
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Darja Lukjanenko
PHOTOS: Vojtěch Brtnický / Sobotní Bazaar 2025
Debora (CZ) and Tinka (BG/US) first met at DAMU. Their creative synergy led to the creation of 30 DNÍ/30 DAYS, an immersive performance simulating the visa application process in the Czech Republic, which plunges the audience into an absurd, bureaucratic labyrinth. They also collaborated on the full-length dance performance Soul Seekers (Zuzana Dobešová, PopBalet), about the internal landscape of the human soul, the search for identity and its transformation. Their collaborative practice is marked by the intersection of personal stories, collective experience and research into social narratives and human potential. They combine immersive experiences with unconventional uses of space and new modes of storytelling.
Bazaar Festival, Venuše ve Švehlovce