IHOPEIWILL

IHOPEIWILL explores our shared future amidst ongoing political tensions and escalating climate challenges. It conveys a sense of expectation and hope despite the prevailing global atmosphere of fear and great uncertainty.

IHOPEIWILL is an event that connects physical performance, sound design, and visual installation. Each of these media works independently one next to the other and simultaneously in synergy, which together create an organic whole.

The inspiration for the piece came from conversations with people in which we were interested in the optics of personal family environment and relationships across generations. What do we envision for the future, not only for ourselves but for the generations after us? What kind of world do we wish for them and what can we do to fulfill those wishes?

IHOPEIWILL thus becomes an artistic reflection of the current trajectory of society and our responsibility towards future generations.

created by: threeiscompany in collaboration with Jaro Viňarský
set design: threeiscompany
performance: Soňa Ferienčíková
sound: Never Sol, Alexandra Timpau, Lukáš Kubičina
visual content creator: Maria Júdová Tichá
light design and technical support: Ints Plavnieks, David Cartwright
videography for installation: Richard Chomo
produced by: BOD.Y ngo (Ferienčíková, Frištiková, Packová)
executive production, PR: Romana Packová
creative producer: Dirk Förster

April 10, 2024 @ NuDanceFest, Bratislava, SK
April 22, 2024 @ PONEC – divadlo pro tanec, Prague, CZ
July11-14, 2024 @ Theaterfestival Schwindelfrei, Mannheim, DE

Agi Ferienčíková, Andrea la Rose, Anna Biháryová, David Tišer, Gabriela Šallayová, Hale Doganci, Marek Keveš, Markus Hubr, Ronny Zangenberg, Samuel Černý, Václav Šíma, Yara Abu Aataya

Antónia Tomalová, Christophe Henri Laurent, Gabriela Tomášková, Giseli Polávka Borduchi, Marcela Záchenská, Kubo Horničák, Lukáš Bobalík, Lukáš Kubičina, Mária Kačeriaková, Maťo Urban, Milan Sláma, Norbert Čabala, Peter Tichý ​

main financial partner: Slovak Arts Council
financial partners: ZSE foundation, EFFEA
co-producers: KoresponDance, NuDanceFest, Tanec Praha / PONEC – dance venue, Theaterfestival Schwindelfrei, Záhrada CNK
partners: Telocvicna – Dance Residency Center / PlaST – Slovak Contemporary Dance Platform, Cinetica

The IHOPEIWILL residency is supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists – EFFEA, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-funded by the European Union.

Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council.