Over its more than twenty years of existence, Farm in the Cave has been passing on its way of working with physical and musical expression in international workshops which are based on their experiences from their research, training and performance creation.
Dates & Events 2023
About our workshops
During the workshops company members share various ways of working with expressions which go beyond the borders of the genres of physical, dramatic, dance, or musical theater, and with composition of individual or collective actions. The materials for work with expressions and attentiveness are specific cultural manifestations, space, grounding of the body and voice, the quality of movements and narrations through the intention of an individual part of the body. The shape of movements, intonation of voices, and tectonics of rhythm are materializations of ineffable aspects of human experience, and a way to overcome the borders of autonomy.
Workshop participants have a unique opportunity to try out the practical processes of the creative and authorial work in collaboration with company members who give them individual attention.
PHYSICAL SCORE / IMMERSE PERFORMING
March 11-15, 2026, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic
“When you watch performances of Farm in the Cave, you don’t know whether you experience dance, theater, or concert. But one thing is clear - this is contemporary performing art” /Assen Assenov, Director of One Dance Week International Festival
Farm in the Cave studio is known for its specific method of working with a performer. That is characteristic for personal engagement, immersion in the subject, musicality and high dynamics. The company has become a platform for intense professional development for exceptional dancers, actors, musicians and performers from many countries. Ensemble developed its unique practises of working with expression of the contemporary performer, which transcends the borders between the art of movement, music, and acting.
In each of their long-term projects members of Farm in the Cave focused on researching current social issues and searched for different ways of how to embody them on stage. However, working with the physical score still remains the pivotal point of individual creative process.
The workshop will introduce participants to various ways of creating the physical score. We will focus on the relationship between the inner structure and the outer composition of action - between rhythm and meaning, as well as between living presence and precise fixing of elements. It will inspire participants in their daily practice, thus leading them from training to creation. It will also strive to offer an individual approach with respect to the momentary dispositions of each participant.
The workshop will be led by the artistic director and choreographer Viliam Dočolomanský and the Farm in the Cave ensemble, who have led numerous workshops both in the Czech Republic and abroad.
The workshop is open to students, and professionals of different performing arts, as well as any interested participants without previous professional experience. If overbooked, participants will be selected according to their motivation letters and CV/resume.
About lecturers
Viliam Dočolomanský
Viliam Dočolomanský is a theatre and film director, choreographer, lecturer and founder of the Farm in the Cave ensemble. He studied theatre direction at the Theatre Faculty of JAMU in Brno and finished his Ph.D. studies at the Theatre Faculty of AMU in Prague. He has led many theatre projects, workshops and researches in the Czech republic as well as abroad. He is the laureat of the European Prize for New Theatrical Realities and together with Farm in the Cave has received numerous international and Czech awards, including The Total Theatre Award, The Grand Prix Golden Laurel Wreath Award, A Fringe First Award etc.
REGISTRATION
Sign up via registration form.
- Workshop fee: CZK 6 900 / EUR 280
- Workshop capacity: 15 participants
- Your registration is valid upon paying the workshop fee in full no later than February 11, 2026. Bank details: CZK: 4964985359/0800, EUR: IBAN: CZ79 0800 0000 0020 1848 8293, BIC (SWIFT) code: GIBACZPX
- If you cannot pay the full amount in one installment, we ask you to pay a deposit of CZK 3500 (EUR 140) by February 11, 2026. Only upon receipt of the deposit will your registration be valid. The remaining amount must then be paid by March 4, 2026.
- Please write your full name into the message for the recipient!
- The closing date for the registration is March 4, 2026, or until the workshop capacity is reached.
A 15% DISCOUNT AWAITS YOU IF YOU SIGN UP BEFORE JANUARY 26, 2026.
Should you have any questions, e-mail us at hana@farminthecave.com
