Tires of different sizes lie scattered across the stage. One by one, four performers enter, each attempting to reorganize the space according to their own logic. Their intentions clash, structures collapse, and five hundred kilograms of rubber become both obstacle and partner. Inspired by the concept of anti-fragility by the philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb, PNEU explores how bodies respond to pressure.
Balancing, lifting, rolling, and stacking, the performers navigate a terrain between contemporary dance and circus. Gradually, tension gives way to coordination, and disorder transforms into a fluid, collective play of strength, precision, and timing. Effort, imbalance, and resistance are not merely challenges but catalysts. What begins as discord evolves into shared rhythm, revealing how strain can generate connection and resilience. In this physically demanding dialogue, exhaustion meets lightness, and instability becomes fertile ground for cooperation. The piece invites us to consider whether growth emerges not despite pressure - but because of it.
After the performance on June 05: Talk with the artists
On Fri June 05 | 11:00: Performance for schools
Viktor Černický is a cross-disciplinary choreographer whose work centres on embodied reflection and the relationship between the body and objects. His award-winning creations have toured extensively across Europe and Asia, and he was selected as an Aerowaves Twenty20 artist. Through projects such as Shape It, he has rethought artistic processes alongside young audiences in several European countries, while in PRIMA he invited local communities to take an active role both in creation and performance. He has collaborated with numerous international artists and companies. Since 2019, he has also been working as a guest teacher and mentor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
