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A dance DRAMA INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY

Heart

Choreography and directing: Richard Ševčík

Music: Jan Rejent & Pavel Lochman

Author: Milana Pokorná

Heart transplant is one of the incredible interventions of contemporary medicine. The fact, that the heart donor always dies, makes this procedure extremely challenging in the area of the faith and emotions of all who are involved. Perhaps the music and dance will express the pleasure, as well as the sadness and pain, which accompany this victory of advanced medical science.

This piece is dedicated to all the people around the word, who donate their hearts to their human neighbors, when they themselves couldn´t go on.

Zeď života IKEM, Text in the image: "With respect and gratitude to organ donors"

Foto: Jaromír Chalabala

About us

Heart… "No wonder that the heart has achieved an important position in religion, poetry and prose during the many centuries. You love with your heart, you also „hate from the bottom of your heart" and many think that this is the place where our souls are. I was wondering, how many times have our hearts already pulsed during our lifespan and if it’s truly able to react to any human emotion. I put my hand into Blaiberg's chest, took out his heart and placed it in a bowl. Did I also remove his soul?“ Cristiaan Barnard

In 2022 it will be exactly 100 years since the birth of South African heart surgeon, professor CHRISTIAAN NEETHLING BARNARD, who performed a successful heart transplant in 1967; the very first in the history. Despite the fact it’s been more than 50 years since this astounding surgical intervention, many ethical and religious dilemmas still persists. You can’t donate your heart and still live on…

Brave dance project HEART brings an intense human story about two medical students, Erika and Sebastian. The story starts with their carefree studies at university, but then is full of dramatic moments. Their life journeys separates for a while, and the last time Sebastian sees his beloved Erika, he’s a member of a transplant team. Erika’s fate significantly crossed paths with the author of the story, doctor MILANA POKORNÁ. It took her many years to find the right way how to share this intense experience, and this way was without words. With the realization of her original project she approached RICHARD ŠEVČÍK, a choreographer with the ability to sensitively portray individual characters and the gift of telling the story with movement. She left huge space for realization for the creators of the music, the rock players and composers JAN REJENT and PAVEL LOCHMAN. Their musical composition connects the feelings of the main characters with the audience. This creative team collectively created DANCE DRAMA HEART, which won’t let you rest for a second…



Music

Creative team

Jan Rejent
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Pavel Lochman

Music

Richard Ševčík

Choreography and directing

MUDr. Milana Pokorná, Ph.D.

Screenplay and libretto

Marek Cpin

Stage setting & costumes

Jiří Pokorný

Supervision

Jakub Mareš

Projection

Zuzana Hradilová

Choreography assistant

Igor Staškovič

Light design

Co-production

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Professional cooperation

prof. MUDr. Jan Pirk, DrSc.

doc. MUDr. Eva Pokorná, CSc.

Cast

Erika:

ABIGAIL BAKER / JARMILA HRUŠKOCIOVÁ / KRISTÝNA MIŠKOLCIOVÁ / SARA ANTIKAINEN

Sebastian:

JUSTIN RIMKE / RICHARD ŠEVČÍK

Daniel:

KAREL AUDY / MISCHA HALL / GAËTAN PIRES

Heart:

MAMI HAGIHARA / ANDRONIKA TARKOŠOVÁ / AFRODITI VASILAKOPOULOU

Yan:

MIROSLAV HRADIL / JAROSLAV KOLÁŘ

Yan's wife:

ZUZANA HRADILOVÁ / PETRA BŘEZOVSKÁ

Girls:

LÝDIE ŠVOJGEROVÁ, ADÉLA KRANDOVÁ, KRISTINA KODEDOVÁ, CORINNE COX (ANDRONIKA TARKOŠOVÁ, VICTORIA ROEMER)

Boys:

MICHAL LENNER, ONDŘEJ POTUŽNÍK, MIROSLAV SUDA, THIERRY JAQUEMET / MISCHA HALL

Children:

ROSTISLAV ŠEVČÍK, BABATA BŘEZOVSKÁ, KRISTYNA BALATÁ

Contact

Ing. Jiří Pokorný, info@heartagency.cz
+420 602 271 428

Marketing:

Playing schedule and ticket reservations

Prague - New Stage of the National Theater: 4.1.2022 (premiere)

Pilsen – J.K.Tyl Theatre: 5.3. 2022 (premiere)

Ticket reservation: info@heartagency.cz

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