Bioprodukt
On the ecology of soul
premiere 18th of October 2009
choreografy: Zuzana Hájková
music: Adrián Demoč
costumes: Larisa Gombárová
lights: Ján Čief
dance: artistic ensemble of Štúdio tanca Dance Theatre
photographer: Miroslava Majorošová
Based on her long-term experience, Zuzana Hájková makes use of the potential of individual dancers in this performance, since she is deeply confident about their ability to dance the best here and now. The performance is a series of partially or totally improvised solos with a powerful emotional message, expressing fear, nakedness, discontent, seriousness, emptiness, strength, support, love, and the like. Seven solo appearances are interrupted by humorous intermezzos which are like relaxing counterparts to the solos and give the viewer a chance to take a symbolic breath before another solo appears on the stage. Each dancer is characterised by colour, emotion and a kind of vegetable. Each viewer can feel and “taste” this mixed bio-salad in their very individual way. Through a personalised dance approach, the dancers are inviting us to discover the ecology of the soul. In contrast with popular and modern expressions using the “BIO” attribute, Zuzana Hájková uses her choreography to highlight the human body as the most perfect and purest bio-product.
I was created in the image of the most perfect harmony…but then somehow got gradually spoiled and ceased functioning. Cracks appeared in my soul and so did rotting, defects, assorted horrors, assorted rusts.
And now I am like a squashed, stinking and dripping sandy-tasting tomato like a shrivelled aubergine, rotten inside
like a rotten potato
like a soft slimy radish
like a dry and shrunken lettuce
like a soaked and slick onion
What good fortune that I learnt, I read and I heard that
I am not supposed to succumb to stress; I do not have to surrender to early aging, corrosion and deterioration; I can work on my body, its beauty and perfection, strive for the balance of my mind, and it is enough if I begin to eat healthy food, get enough sleep, avoid negative situations, think positively, set my life priorities, surround myself with the right people…
and again I shall radiate in harmony and perfection
like a red and juicy tomato ready to be savoured
like a shiny, smooth and round aubergine
like a round and robust potato
like a delicate and crispy radish
like a fresh lettuce
like a solid and juicy onion