Sabina returns to us from New York, where she was a resident artist at the GPS/Global Practice Sharing program hosted by Movement Research in collaboration with Bazaar Festival and its partners. In New York, Sabina presented a similar extract of her future work at the celebrated Judson Church in Manhattan.

Female sexuality is still regarded as problematic in many social contexts, its connection to spirituality rendered either completely impossible or, on the contrary, commercially exploited. Dancer and choreographer Sabina Bočková’s new project Making Love contributes to an authentic and meaningful renewal that combines these aspects of our being. Her physical research integrates many points of view, discovering, through the body of a single dancer, the wide range of physical manifestations of female sexuality, its overlap with spirituality and the perception of these aspects in the contemporary context.

“I feel a fundamental need to truly integrate female sexuality as an ordinary part of our society that is accepted without prejudice. I want female sexuality to no longer need to be hidden. I want to find a way to express that it does not belong to anyone. The question for me is, how can I experience it for myself and simultaneously share this experience with spectators so that they can connect to their own sexuality? I think that sexuality, as a public matter, is a huge topic in our society and my goal is to contribute to the free and authentic experience of our bodies without worrying about the external point of view.”

This work aims to create an intimate, safe space, where it is possible to share and investigate not only female sexuality but human sexuality in general. To support a general faith in the fact that sharing physical intimacy with other people in today's digitised age is possible and offers an irreplaceable experience.

UExcerpt of a work in development with discussion.

Credits:

Concept, choreography, performed by: Sabina Bočková

Music: Lukáš Palán

Set design: Simona Gottierová

Light Design: Dano Kozlík

Dramaturgical assistance: Viktor Černický, Jazmína Piktorová

Mentoring: Carolina Arandia

Managing producer/booking: Anna Gazdíková

Produced by: POCKETART collective

Partners: REZI.DANCE Komařice, CO.LABS Brno, Jatka78, Womenopedia/ArtFarm České Budějovice EHMK 2028, Bazaar Festival, Movement Research

This project was supported by the GPS/Global Practice Sharing Program of Movement Research with funding from the Trust for Mutual Understanding.