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Eva Urbanová
January & February 2025
As part of the festival "Nebenan - Independent Art from Slovakia", choreographer and dancer Eva Urbanová completed a residenca in HELLERAU. Eva Urbanová worked on her new project "OUR PRACTICES" together with dancer Giorgia Scisciola.
"OUR PRACTICES" explores touch, sensitivity, connection, witchcraft and community. The performance is planned as a journey for three dancers and explores the power and challenges of heightened sensitivity. Based on the archetype of the witch, the dancers navigate through their sensitivity as a superpower. Eva Urbanová works with touch, imagination and breath awareness. A central goal is to heal the "witch wound", the collective trauma of the persecution of people with extraordinary knowledge and sensitivity.
On 8 February 2025, a joint open studio took place with director and performer Petra Fornayová and Eva Urbanová, where they shared their research processes.
Biography Eva Urbanová
Eva Urbanová is a dancer, choreographer and teacher of Slovakian origin. In her own work, Eva Urbanová deals with topics such as sensitivity, connectedness and the transformative power of bodies. Eva Urbanová combines knowledge from dance, somatic practices, yoga, experimental drag and immersive sensory experiences to create performances that go beyond the physical realm. Dey studied choreography at the HAMU in Prague and the Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, and their work has been shown at numerous international festivals.
Biography Giorgia Scisciola
The dancer Giorgia Scisciola trained at the Dance Arts Faculty in Rome and the Nuova Officina della Danza in Turin. She works for various projects and choreographers such as Norrdans, Mauro Astolfi, Eva Borrman, Ella Rothschild, Juan Tirado, Yahi Nestor, Gioele Coccia and Simone Elliot. Giorgia currently lives in Rome and works as an artist and teacher.
