Immerse yourself in Thin Skin, an innovative contemporary circus performance and movement installation conceived by Eliška Brtnická. This collaborative production with DOX Centre for Contemporary Art delves into original forms of suspended trapeze, featuring compelling kinetic installations of thin bars and human bodies. It thoughtfully examines the delicate interplay between body and material, questioning gravity, time, fragility, and inherent instability.
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Thin Skin is a performance by circus artist Eliška Brtnická that explores original forms of the suspended trapeze. It features kinetic installations of thin bars and human bodies, examining the relationship between body and material, gravity, and time.
Thin Skin, a hypnotic production created in collaboration with DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, pushes the boundaries of contemporary circus. Artist Eliška Brtnická searches for new possibilities in suspended trapeze, integrating kinetic installations of "levitating" thin bars and performers. The piece examines the interdependence of body and material, with performers and elements in a delicate balance, questioning center of gravity and the passage of time. Co-produced by DOX, the performance features three performers who create fleeting, moving sculptures that imprint themselves onto the viewer's mind. Thin Skin delves into themes of fragility, vulnerability, and instability, presenting a unique intersection of movement installation and contemporary circus art within the impressive spaces of DOX.
Ticket prices include basic CZK 340, students and seniors CZK 250, and theatre/dance students CZK 200. DOX Club members receive a 30% discount, with Patron and Supporter categories having free entry. Tickets can be purchased via the provided link.
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