Wild Geese is a movement-based performance that combines circus, dance, object theatre, and music. It tells stories between heaven and earth—stories of freedom, courage, and friendship. The performance is inspired by heroes of Central European fairy tales and Arctic sagas, as well as by the creators’ own experiences in Greenland, the tundra, and the taiga of the Far East.
Through the combination of human energy, the motif of wild geese, Arctic landscapes, and wood, a tactile, fantastical landscape emerges, telling a story of resilience and the strength of living beings in harsh conditions. It is a story about trust in friendship, about the search for balance and freedom, and about places where humans can merge with nature and listen to it patiently. How not to command it, but also not to be subject to it. How to respect it and live within it with humility and dignity? How to take only as much as one needs? How to belong to the landscape together with everything around us?
We wished to spread our wings and fly. So high that the human eye can still see, where only the wind is heard and no words remain. And to fly together. We wished to become fearless, to face fear and challenges as bravely as heroes do, and never abandon one another. We wished to find a safe nest and stand by each other, no matter what happens.
One spring morning we woke up with goose wings. At that moment, we did not yet know that a long journey to the north awaited us. Wind. Snow. Rain. Frost. Blinding light. High waves. Icy mountains. Endless forests, and deep waters…
Through the combination of human energy, the motif of wild geese, Arctic landscapes, and wood, a tactile, fantastical landscape emerges, telling a story of resilience and the strength of living beings in harsh conditions. It is a story about trust in friendship, about the search for balance and freedom, and about places where humans can merge with nature and listen to it patiently. How not to command it, but also not to be subject to it. How to respect it and live within it with humility and dignity? How to take only as much as one needs? How to belong to the landscape together with everything around us?
We wished to spread our wings and fly. So high that the human eye can still see, where only the wind is heard and no words remain. And to fly together. We wished to become fearless, to face fear and challenges as bravely as heroes do, and never abandon one another. We wished to find a safe nest and stand by each other, no matter what happens.
One spring morning we woke up with goose wings. At that moment, we did not yet know that a long journey to the north awaited us. Wind. Snow. Rain. Frost. Blinding light. High waves. Icy mountains. Endless forests, and deep waters…
Authors: Jana Ryšlavá, Hana Strejčková
Directed by: Hana Strejčková
Authors: Hana Strejčková, Jana Ryšlavá
Direction, Dramaturgy: Hana Strejčková
Performance and Creation: Jana Ryšlavá, Michaela Králiková, Jakub Slovák/Radoslav Piovarči
Music & Sound Design: Vladivojna La Chia
Choreography: Radoslav Piovarči (Tanc o.z.)
Lighting design: Vojtěch Brtnický
Dramaturgy Collaboration: Kateřina Schwarzová
Technical Collaboration: Tomáš Strejček
Production: Viktorie Szalóczi
Residency and Project Partners: CIRQUEON, Švestkový Dvůr, Johan Centrum Plzeň – Moving Station, Městské divadlo Varnsdorf, DIOD Jihlava
Cast: Jana Ryšlavá, Michaela Králiková, Jakub Slovák/Radoslav Piovarči
Directed by: Hana Strejčková
Authors: Hana Strejčková, Jana Ryšlavá
Direction, Dramaturgy: Hana Strejčková
Performance and Creation: Jana Ryšlavá, Michaela Králiková, Jakub Slovák/Radoslav Piovarči
Music & Sound Design: Vladivojna La Chia
Choreography: Radoslav Piovarči (Tanc o.z.)
Lighting design: Vojtěch Brtnický
Dramaturgy Collaboration: Kateřina Schwarzová
Technical Collaboration: Tomáš Strejček
Production: Viktorie Szalóczi
Residency and Project Partners: CIRQUEON, Švestkový Dvůr, Johan Centrum Plzeň – Moving Station, Městské divadlo Varnsdorf, DIOD Jihlava
Cast: Jana Ryšlavá, Michaela Králiková, Jakub Slovák/Radoslav Piovarči