CALL ALICE

Two women, both dancers, both the same age, are said to have a remarkable physical resemblance. At first, they have no idea about each other, maybe they just heard that everyone has a double somewhere. Is it possible to find answers through another person? CALL ALICE is an intimate duet that is and is not a solo by dancer Tereza Ondrová, dealing with themes of loss and reconstruction.

Tereza Ondrová and Francesca Foscarini on a journey between a documentary and an intimate statement, one’s own body and personal experience. Even though these two women don’t know each other, can they share an emotional bond that transcends geography?

CALL ALICE was selected for the international platform Aerowaves Twenty22 and received the Czech Dance Platform Award in 2022.

During the pandemic Temporary Collective welcomed the need to rethink our working methods. We reoriented how we dealt with production, collaboration and travel and generated new approaches. To counter the demand for constant production and to open more sustainable pathways for our artistry and partnerships, we began to revisit past works. This led us to the creation of LAST DANCE.

Premiere: 22.6. 2021, PONEC – dance venue

CALL ALICE can be performed in various contexts: theaters, classrooms, museums, galleries, festivals, train stations, and public squares.

Creators and collaborators

Author: Tereza Ondrová
Performers: Tereza Ondrová, Francesca Foscarini
Dramaturgical advisor: Monica Gillette
Directorial cooperation: Petra Tejnorová
Light design: Katarina Morávek Ďuricová
Sound design: Jan Čtvrtník
Translation: Marta Ljubková
Produced by: Daniela Řeháková / Temporary Collective
Co-production: Tanec Praha z.ú. / Festival TANEC PRAHA
Supported by: Ministerstvo kultury České republiky | Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, Státní fond kultury | State Cultural Fund of the Czech Republic Hlavní město Praha | City of Prague, Studio ALTA
Photo: Vojtěch Brtnický, Marek Bartoš

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Reviews

INSECTUM in…ZURICH

2. 10. 2025 (12:00) — Tanzhaus Zurich (CH)

CURYCH TANČÍ, protože INSECTUM je v CURYCHU 🪲 Choval*a ses někdy jako hmyz? Silvia Gribaudi a Tereza Ondrová opouštějí lidsky zaměřené vnímání světa a s plnou fyzickou námahou hledají naléhavé a potřebné poznatky měnící jejich životní styl…. protože jaký by to byl život, kdybychom ho viděli z pohledu hmyzu? Jak se změní náš způsob života, když jsme inspirováni jinými živými bytostmi? Jak můžeme překonat náš antropocentrický pohled na svět?

🙌🏻 Přijďte to prozkoumat s námi: 15. a 16. května v Tanzhaus ZürichCURYCH IS DANCING - because INSECTUM is in town. 🪲� Have you ever acted like an insect? Silvia Gribaudi and Tereza Ondrová step away from a human-centered perspective and dive into full-bodied physicality to uncover urgent, transformative insights… because what would life be like if we saw it through the eyes of an insect? How does our way of living shift when we are inspired by other living beings? Can we overcome our anthropocentric view of the world?� 🙌🏻 Join us in exploring these questions: May 15th and 16th at