Farm in the Cave
Farm in the Cave is an international physical theatre ensemble based in Prague, Czech Republic. In its beginnings, the company was a pioneer of physical theatre in the Czech Republic and since then it has represented the country at many prestigious festivals across 3 continents and in over 60 cities and it has received numerous Czech and international awards, including the European Prize for New Theatrical Realities for Viliam Dočolomanský, the Total Theatre Award, The Grand Prix Golden Laurel Wreath Award, A Fringe First Award and more.
The company has evolved from a “theatre laboratrory” into an engaged ensemble whose authorial productions based on unexplored current topics have a significant social impact. They delve into topics through the lens of various art forms and educational formats. Since 2018, Farm in the Cave has been in permanent residence at the DOX Center for Contemporary Art, with which they share the courage to express their views on burning topics through art and to cross established borders of the cultural world. They do not hesitate to break down the usual ways of thinking and open up new insights into what is happening in our society, as well as our understanding of individual art forms.
Viliam Dočolomanský
The founder and artistic director of Farm in the cave is director and choreographer Viliam Dočolomanský.
He graduated with a Master's degree in Theatre Directing from the Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno (JAMU) and a PhD in Stage Production and Theory of Stage Production from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). In 2018, he became the Program Director for Live Arts at the DOX Centre, where he manages the centre's dramaturgy and artistic strategy in the areas of music, dance, theatre and performance. In addition to Farm in the Cave, Viliam Dočolomanský has led many theatre projects, workshops and research in the Czech Republic and abroad (Netherlands, South Korea, Poland, Germany, Argentina, UK, USA, Brazil, Colombia, etc.).
Dočolomanský and his company are currently working on a film production as well. His dance film Ephemera (2021) won the Audience Award and the Best Performer Award at the Idaho Screendance Festival and was screened at festivals in New York, Bratislava and Moscow. His most recent film Commander (2022) screened at the Marienbad Film Festival and Prague Independent Film Festival and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Short Film at the Various Artists Independent Film Festival in Chicago.
Residence
Since 2018, the Farm in the Cave has been the resident ensemble of the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art. In addition to regular performances of its work, it develops its educational and research work towards the wider public and in close collaboration with the dramaturgy of the DOX Contemporary Art Centre. The first performance that the ensemble staged in the DOX+ multifunctional space was the world premiere of the international co-production project Refuge in June 2018.
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