Spitfire Company / Miřenka Čechová: DVACETjedna

DVACETjedna is a performative anthology in which twenty female directors from around the world - from Prague, Nairobi, and Ukraine - work with the body of performer Miřenka Čechová. Each director receives two days of rehearsal to create a two-minute fragment with her. The result is twenty different perspectives on a single theme - the identity of a woman, creator, and mother who refuses to be trapped in a "doll's house". Ibsen's Nora thus finds herself in the 21st century, viewed through twenty different cultural and artistic lenses. The performer's body becomes a living catalogue of directorial approaches, in the spirit of Marina Abramović's performance Rhythm 0.

The project begins with constraints that women in creative work often experience - lack of time, space, and financial support. Each director brings her own reality and personal experience to the character, exploring how Ibsen's theme resonates in her cultural context.

Directors: Aminata Keita, Barbara Herz, Darina Alster, Ester Kamba (KE), Janka Ryšánek Schmiedtová, Julia Rázusová (SK), Kasha Jandáčková, Kamila Polívková, Lucie Ferenzová, Markéta Perroud, Martina Hajdyla Lacová, Mwixx Mwikilisha (KE), Nela H. Kornetová, Ran Jiao (CN), Sabina Bočková, Sahar Rezaei (IR/DE), Sasha Portyannikova (RU/AT), Soňa Ferienčíková (SK), Veronika Kos Loulová, Yuliia Lopata (UA). Concept and performer: Miřenka Čechová / dramaturgy and concept collaboration: Jitka Pavlišová / video and visual dramaturgy: Linda Arbanová / music and sound design: Martin Hůla / lighting design: Martin Špetlík / sociological research: Nela Winkler.

Duration: 60 minutes. Suitable from age 15. Admission 300 CZK / 240 CZK (ISIC, ZTP, seniors). More at www.spitfirecompany.cz. Organized by Taje z.s. in collaboration with Divadlo 29 as part of the Ostrovy v pohybu project, supported by the Czech Ministry of Culture and the city of Pardubice.