Petra Tejnorová and Tereza Ondrová, director and dancer together on the stage, are interested in finding the boundaries of subtle humour, irony and absurdity, while respecting the complexity of human relationships, underlined by the directorial and choreographic guidance of Karine Ponties.
A heron falling to pieces trussed up in its feathers and sitting on sticks. A snake eagle swirls in large, paced circles before it melts. That is their wild side. Nothing defines human beings better than their disposition to accomplish absurd acts to obtain results that are just as improbable. In a world where reason is a nice façade, the bursting in of nonsense brings us to face our relationship with normalcy and allows us to open up to unbeaten paths. Somewhere between burnout and brownout, two women, exposed to each other like a palindrome in a distorting mirror, lose their direction and rekindle with their wild animal. Inspired by Buster Keaton, despite all the lightness of the form they can move us with their depth and sincerity.
The performance SAME SAME got a Czech Dance Platform special mention in 2019 for great work with humour and complexity. Tereza Ondrová also won the Czech Dance Platform 2019 Award for the piece SAME SAME as the most outstanding performer.
Premiere: 11. 6. 2018, PONEC – theatre for dance
Same Same can be performed in various contexts: theaters, classrooms, museums, galleries, festivals, train stations, and public squares.
