SYNESTHETIC FLESH
Simulakrum
20. 2. / 17.00 / Fuchs2
No language barrier / 75 min
Synesthetic Flesh represents the performative culmination of Orszulik’s doctoral research, which examines rave culture as a liminal ritual of the contemporary moment. In this work, the author, in collaboration with an international team of artists, merges dance with anthropological and philosophical concepts, reflecting on key aspects of the rave scene, including ecstatic dance, individual-collective corporeality, and sensory saturation.
The rave embodies the essence of collective sensuality—a consuming and hyper-real journey in which participants, through repetitive movement and the interplay of sound and light, are carried into alternative worlds. The dance floor becomes a secular ritual space that liberates freedom.
This performance contains loud music, intense strobe lighting, nudity, and moments of close interaction with the audience.
Creative team
Choreography, concept, and artistic research: Eduard Adam Orszulik (CZ)
Music and performance: Karolína Maťová aka Kaa Glo (SK/CZ)
Performance/movement research/creation: Eva Weibel (CH/DE), Matilde Flor Usinger (DK/DE), Julie Savery (DK/DE), Tereza Holubová (CZ), Ollie Zabystrzan (CZ), Nicola Mascia (IT/DE), Claude Johann Čierny (SK/CZ)
Lighting design: Davida Janto (CZ)
Technical assistance: Ondřej Konrád (CZ)
Production: Simulakrum, Natálie Matysková (CZ)
Photo by: Vojtěch Brtnický
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Supported by
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, State Cultural Fund, Czech-German Future Fund, HAMU – Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Music and Dance Faculty), Nová síť – ART-IN-RES program, Bohemia Farmstudio, Fuchs2, NEW FEARS Gallery, Přístav 18600, Goethe-Institut Prague
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