Miniatures

Adultness and particularity of the demonstration is visible in the Nedokončený kus/Unfinished Piece by Tomáš Rychetský where passing nature of the dance moment during an inner moment of Tomáš and Sylva Nečasová was recorded and projected on the screen by photographer Pavel Hejný. The only thing that slightly disturbed  impression from the first part of choreography was a impassioned end with the pose of lovers a la Titanic accompanied by thunder music and disco smoke. Natálie Benyovská replaces Sylva Nečasová in the second part and the situation is completely different. Dance limited by space above, next to and behind a small screen ends unexpectedly – with Tomáš Rychetský on a wheel chair.

Hana Turečková dealt with the topic of love relationships and approaching death. A touching duet Los Sueňos by Magda Matějková and Alexander Katsapov that replaced Mattia Mantellato last-minute was accompanied by a projection. The question is whether we needed it because it only lured way attention of the audience and the duet itself did not deserve it.

Zuzana Šimáková was inspired by modern technologies as well. She tried to get rid of the folder of “the girl who does comical dancing drama pieces” with her choreography Genom. She sets off the journey with other three dancers (Nikola Márová, Tereza Podařilová, Michal Štípa) to search for genetic information, projections, interesting light changes and changes of costumes help her. At the beginning, the dancers move in the space lighted by lamps set right above their heads but then we are in the phase of impressive dance poses and lifts that are really impressive that it would be beautiful to take a picture of them but it is quite boring to watch them for a longer time. Comic situations suit Šimáková much better and she proved it in the final Halellujah. We smile when we watch a family “idyll” from the point of view of a worried father, actor Michal Novotný, although the sequence of situations is easy to predict. Cute scenes are love lekking of gays – Michal Jurisa and Jonáš Dolník, sexual proposals of Ivana Mikešová that are hard to resist for father’s friend Olexander Kysil. But the “murder” act is invincible where wife Lenka Šnellerová puts all her passion. It is clear that the only solution of the pointed situation is to hang oneself...

Comic situations are characteristic for the choreographic team of Viktor Konvalinka and Tomáš Rychetský. Their Jakstohoven invoked loud laughter from the very first moment. Athletes that were not determined to reach the dreamed aim thanks to their own traps, they were followed by exclusive Michael Jackson (Zdenek Horváth), chips of fame were swept by irresistible cleaning gentlemen and speed of cleaning was determined by a famous hit by Eva Pilarová.

Viktor Konvalinka would not separate from being ranked among the humorists and maybe he does not want to. Nevertheless he was able to show a serious character in his Ultimo choreography. A duet where he danced with Tomáš Červinka sparkled with dynamics and acrobat features, a slight influence of break dance... He was able to lighten atmosphere of warning sirens and gas masks when a friend became a rival in the fight about a love doll.

Miniatures were not disappointing despite all criticisms, they gave a chance to young dancers to try a job of a choreographer from the different point of view that definitely widens their possibilities and thinking. Let’s hope that the National Theatre will continue in this tradition.

Translation: Eliška Hulcová