International dance project in Studio ALTA will bring comic relief (Portal of Prague)

On the 2nd and 3rd of July, Studio ALTA will present ‘How Things Go’, the first joint project by the newly formed duo Felix Baumann (DE) and Sean Henderson (US/ CH). Baumann and Henderson brilliantly combine dance, physical and visual theatre.

In ‘How Things Go’, the two performers’ encounters with various objects cause a chain reaction, which inevitably leads to chaos. However, they do not give up or lose their sense of humour, and the audience laughs with them. Witnessing such creative yet futile efforts makes you think of comedians like Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and the Czech animated slapstick pair Pat & Mat.

Inspired by a film

The creators were inspired by ‘The Way Things Go’ (German: ‘Der Lauf der Dinge’), a 1987 Swiss art film by Peter Fischli and David Weiss. The 30-minute movie documents a long chain of everyday objects falling like dominos. Baumann and Henderson’s project further develops this study of the movement of objects and materials by bringing human bodies into the mix.

Czech influence on the production team

Apart from to the lead artists, Czech producers also took part in the project. Jakub Šťourač from the South Bohemian Švestkový Dvůr is responsible for music, and Jiří Šmirk, who collaborates with Miřenka Čechová, Tante Horse ensemble, and the South Bohemian Continuo Theatre, for light design.

For further information, please visit: https://www.altart.cz/?lang=en.

International dance project in Studio ALTA will bring comic relief

Inspired by a film

Czech influence on the production team

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