A man—guide sets out on a journey, which is formed only beneath his own steps. He shares so much of himself with everyone that he begins to forget who he is. He cannot wait, yet he needs you to follow him. Can you keep up with his pace?

Following

17. may

Disappearing Man

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art / 19:00 - 20:00

18. may

Disappearing Man

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art / 19:00 - 19:00

19. may

Disappearing Man

DOX Centre for Contemporary Art / 19:00 - 19:00

Abstract

A dance–music reflection on the constant need for stimulation, escape, and the simultaneous search for the present moment.

This intimate double bill of dancer Andrej Štěpita and musician Štěpán Janoušek presents an original solo project by two distinctive members of Farm in the Cave, unfolding in a liminal space between movement and sound.

A man—guide sets out on a journey, which is formed only beneath his own steps. He shares so much of himself with everyone that he begins to forget who he is. He cannot wait, yet he needs you to follow him. Can you keep up with his pace?

The musical composition becomes a performative contemplation of what it means today to be—and to gradually disappear. 

Presence turns into absence, sound into memory, and the human gesture into a digital trace.

A call for stillness that never arrives. A song of endless searching, of the desire to move forward even when there is nowhere left to go.

 

Andrej Štepita, a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) and the prestigious SEAD academy, is a performer, educator, and creator working primarily in contemporary dance and physical theatre. He has long collaborated with Farm in the Cave (Commander, Czech Hero, Refuge, Oscillation) and with numerous ensembles, particularly in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Austria. He is the founder of the Tanečno Festival and collective.

Štěpán Janoušek is a trombonist, singer, composer, and improviser. He studied trombone at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory and is currently studying composition at HAMU in Prague. He has been collaborating with Farm in the Cave since 2017.

Premiere

17 May 2026 at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art

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.