Nothing else, Mothers

The composition of the relationship between mother and daughter. Tenderness and strength, detachment, definition and acceptance. An original production by Dominika Špalková and Anna Klimešová.

Mothers and daughters have always exchanged their knowledge and experience. This exchange takes place verbally and non-verbally, consciously and unconsciously. Knowledge and emotions flow between two bodies connected from birth. Tenderness and strength leave an imprint in the movements, we experience detachment, definition and acceptance.

“Nothing Else, Mothers” is about looking beyond subjective memory, the strength and power of our feelings. The transmission of emotional patterns from generation to generation. To what extent do we allow ourselves to be influenced by our primary relationships and received patterns of behaviour? And if we uncover them, can we transcend them?

Dancer Cécile Da Costa and actress Antonie Formanová dance and perform about a shared act of understanding.

Premiere: September 13th, 2021, Palác Akropolis, Prague

Theme and direction: Anna Klimešová, Dominika Špalková
Choreography: Cécile Da Costa
Performers: Antonie Formanová, Cécile Da Costa
Music: Marie Čtveráčková
Scenography: Karolína Kotrbová
Light design: Eliška Kociánová
Producer: ProFitArt, z. s.

Partners: Palac Akropolis, Alfred in the yard, Festival 4+4 days in motion, Fundacja Pałac Gorzanów

Supported by: European Union, National Recovery Plan, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, International Visegrad Fund, Capital City of Prague, State Fund of Culture of the Czech Republic