In 2025, the international ensemble Farm in the Cave is creating professional recordings of its productions Refuge 2025, Czech Hero, All Is Good in Heaven and Never so close, never so far. Our goal is to preserve our performances for the future and at the same time make them accessible to domestic and international students, researchers and other professionals interested in contemporary performance art.

The Farm in the Cave Recording project is being created with the support of the European Union through the National Reconstruction Plan and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Abstract

Refuge 2025

Three people cross paths while on the run. Bound to each other, they overcome obstacles and navigate limit situations on a difficult journey to freedom. Anxiety, courage, failure, joy, compassion. How does our world actually see the value of people who “have no territory of their own”? The production not only reflects on current events but above all portrays the human quest for self-discovery and the personal transformation of each of us.

https://youtu.be/8TwZRAH9mPM?si=eTQ8753PaY3TWa0c

Czech Hero

Movement, live music, dynamics, energy, exaggeration, and a few words. The movement satire Czech Hero features a woman determined to meet those she does not understand.

https://youtu.be/1UkWZZAFReU?si=p6-1QafcR72LgQod

 

All Is Good in Heaven

What happens when a gallery doesn’t shut down after closing time but instead starts to fill up with stories of surreal characters who have a life of their own? Farm in the Cave, the in-house ensemble of the DOX Centre, has created a unique evening performance that takes place in direct dialogue with the exhibition David Lynch: Up in Flames.

https://youtu.be/hdj4WKsgR6s?si=wrNVe4xhUyv7lIs5

 

Never so close, never so far

One body. Many faces. Alone in plain sight. Fragmented into thousands of versions, we search in vain for our essence. We are more visible than ever, yet behind our masks we hunger for connection. And each futile attempt digs deeper into our core.

https://youtu.be/9SBb8eiHrjg?si=SbOgZ1FcDmxSGmWh

 

 

For Promoters

Farm in the Cave’s standard space requirements for performances are as follows: a space with good acoustics which can also be completely silent during performances; typically we use a black box or site-specific space with minimal dimensions of 10 x 10 meters, with a height of 6 meters; at least 6 months before the performance our technical team of 2-4 persons must make a preparatory visit.

The maximum number of audience members at individual performances varies, but is usually no more than 450. 
The number of performers per performance varies between 5 and 13, and the technical – production staff is between 4 and 6 people.
The minimum number of performances presented in one place is 2. The company can play 2 performances per day are available on request – the latest start time is 21:00 local time.
 
The length of preparation and adaptation depends on the specific performance and local conditions, with a minimum of 1-2 days necessary prior to the day of the first production.
Financial requirements are available upon request at info@farminthecave.com.
 

The organizers pay for: fees; costs of shipping scenography; personnel transport; local transportation to the performance location; housing; per-diems; costs connected with preparatory technical visit. The organizer agrees to pay for costs of equipment rental if the space to be used does not have the equipment necessary.