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In C

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Not just a dance performance – it is a vibrant space of freedom where music and dance are created in the present moment. Under the direction of Jiří Bartovanec, Sasha Waltz's choreography comes to life as an ever-changing form in which improvisation becomes the key to connecting dance and sound.

Terry Riley's In C is a milestone in minimalist music – its 53 motifs move in an endless stream of possibilities. Similarly, Sasha Waltz has created  dance score that offers a framework for free variation instead of a fixed structure. Each performance is unique, as the dancers and dancers choose how they respond to the music, the space and each other.

In our version, where a dance collective assembled from an open call connects with the band's electronic musical fusion between floors of stillness, diverse movement qualities, rhythmic layers, and unexpected silences meet. Hierarchy disappears – every step, every note is born in the moment of now.

In C doesn't play predetermined roles. Everyone is part of a pulsating organism that transforms, grows and breathes throughout the performance. An experience that never repeats itself in the same way.

Jiří Bartovanec is an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and teacher with Czech roots, and most importantly a member of the prestigious Sasha Waltz company. His works often explore themes of identity, human relationships and the inner world of the individual. His choreographies are known for their emotional depth, innovative use of space and movement material, and his ability to reach audiences on a personal level.

Staging by Jiří Bartovanec
Music: Between the Floors Calm
Light design: Michal Horáček
Dancers: Daniela Hanelová, Vanda Hejnová, Tereza Holubová, Anežka Hrabánková, Dalma Kitley, Vladlena Klimek, Mirek Kosík, Tereza Krejčová, Hikaru Osakabe, Karolína Šnajdrová, Šárka Říhová, Klára Tilcerová

Original production
The original production In C was produced by Sasha Waltz & Guests. The world premiere was on March 6th 2021. Made in Radialsystem. Sasha Waltz & Guests is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Community Berlin.
Concept and choreography.
Music by Terry Riley
Costumes by Jasmin Lepore
Light design by Olaf Danielsen
Concept and dramaturgy by Jochen Sandig
Dancers: Davide Di Pretoro, Edivaldo Ernesto, Melissa Figueiredo, Hwanhee Hwang, Annapaola Leso, Michal Mualem, Zaratiana Randrianantenaina, Aladino Rivera Blanca, Orlando Rodriguez, Joel Suárez Gómez

Curators/dramatographers: Štěpán Kubišta, Václav Klíma
PR and marketing: Aneta Jochim, Jiří Popelka
Eliška Zemanová

Thanks to the Czech-German Future Fund for their support!
The project is realized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the Capital City of Prague. Prague and Prague 1.