RIVERSIDE

Reviews:

“The hour-long performance fully demonstrated not only the acrobatic and juggling talent of the performers, but also the authors’ ability to work with the dynamics of the evening, with circus comedy, and with the presence of the audience. The inclusion of slow, almost static passages among the spectacular numbers brought refreshment and allowed for great pantomime performances or untypical use of the theater space.” Klára Zindulková, Divadelní noviny

“Of course, not every summer goes as we wish, and yet even in February an atmosphere can unexpectedly arise that caresses and pleases. It bestows us with the gift of friendliness despite the times that seem very unfavorable to many. The performance of the group The Trick Brothers in collaboration with Veronika Riedlbauchová, Plovárna, a performance very loosely based on the motifs of Vladislav Vančura, is such an experience. The evening at the Ponec theater, as if by chance and with a kind of self-evidentness of all the skills used and applied, tore us in the auditorium from the everyday hustle and bustle, the relentless flow of time and stress and transported us to the world of humanity and understanding. Thank you!” Prof. Miloslav Klíma, DAMU

“Theatrical art, in which circus disciplines are performed in combination with movement theatre, represents today’s New Circus as a form of art whose aim is to be theatre, not a popular show. From this aspect, I can say that I saw a truly dramatic New Circus on the Czech stage at the Plovárna. Purely domestic provenance. Finally.” Radim Vizváry for Taneční aktuality, actor, teacher, mime
“The three performers – Kristýna Vlčková, Adam Jarchovský and Václav Jelínek – manage everything with obvious ease and transform the acrobatic tricks with tenderness and humour into a fragile variation on a love triangle. And suddenly the girl smiles, packs her suitcase and leaves. Was it reality or a dream? Who knows, but I certainly know that I witnessed something beautiful, extraordinary. And that I will go to the Plovárna again at the earliest opportunity.” Zdeněk A. Tichý

“I was losing hope and began to doubt Dionysus as such! Since Friday evening, I have been going from performance to performance, but none of them has brought me to the enthusiasm that one experiences when one touches relative perfection. Yes, not seeing Dášeňka would be a loss and I will definitely go again, but…
This afternoon, however, the longed-for miracle happened, under the inconspicuous name Plovárna! The ensemble The Trick Brothers  –  Adam Jarchovský, Václav Jelínek and Kristýna Vlčková, led by author and director Veronika Riedlbauchová, performed a completely original, chamber “new circus”, an hour-long lyrical pantomime (if you will: non-verbal movement theatre) combined with expressive dance. The paradigm of means of expression included, in addition to pantomime and dance, artistry, equilibristism, and juggling.” Petr Pavlovský