She vomits sounds out of her body, ha ha
Jana Jacuka
Location: Frascati 2
Dates:
- GENRE: Dance, Performance Art
- THEME: Face my truth, Speaking Bodies, Voicing the Unvoiced
- LANGUAGE: English
- Toilet for wheelchair users: yes, Wheelchair accessible: yes
duration of the performance: 50 min
A friend of a friend put a hand around me, ha, I’m feeling insecure but I just went hahahaha.
In everyday situations, our boundaries are often crossed, leaving us unsure of how to respond. HA explores the performativity of laughter as an escaping mechanism.
By stripping away theatrical distractions, Jana Jacuka’s solo work emphasizes the raw and essential elements of performance, inviting the audience to engage with the visceral experience of extreme vocal practices. HA is an investigation of the voice as a choreographic tool. In HA the voice becomes an extension of the body. She grunts, fry-screams, speaks while inhaling and shifts into communication beyond words.
She will come empty handed.
It’s just the space,
her and you,
and suddenly
HA
Biography
Jana Jacuka(1995) is a choreographer/performer from Latvia, recently graduated DAS Theater masters program in Amsterdam. She is curious to create performances almost out of nothing and uses her body, voice and text as the departure points. Drawing attention to everyday life, on seemingly simple things, like laughter, she explores the intricate layers hidden within.
Jana has collaborated with artists such as Marina Abramović, Damien Rice, Arno Schuitemaker and many more. Her works have been presented in Frascati, Amsterdam Carre, DansBrabant (Tilburg), Le Grand Rex (Paris), AUAwirleben fest (Bern), Kanuti Guildi Saal and SAAL biennial (Tallinn), Homonovus (Riga) and her latest work was honored “Performance of the Year 2022/2023” award at the Latvian Dance Awards.
credits
Choreographer / Performer: Jana Jacuka Tutor: Miguel Melgares External Advisor: Bruno Listopad and Ira Brand Outside eye / Dramaturgy advice: Eva Susova, Toni Steffens Text advisor: Joachim Robbrecht Text editing in collaboration with: Nicolas Lange Vocal advisors: Moa Holgersson, Monica Janssen, Maria Magdalena Kozłowska Graphic designer: Estere Betija Gravere Photographer: Peteris Viksna Traces left by Stina Force and Amparo Gonzales. This work wouldn’t be possible without Sam Scheuermann, Veronika Abdul-Visocka, DAS theater tutor and peer support. This performance was developed within the context of the DAS Theatre master programme (NL) and with financial support from the ATD-Aart Janszen Fund (NL) and State Culture Capital Foundation (LV). Co-produced by Gertrudes Street Theater (LV)
