This Time I'm You
Premiere: 13.-14.11. 2025 Nová Cvernovka, Bratislava (SK)
Concept and direction: Davis Freeman
Choroegraphy and performance: Miriam Budzáková, Silvia Sviteková, Andrej Štepita, Matúš Szegho, Hana Galinová
The This Time I’m You project is being created as an initiative of a collective united by generational affinity and a desire for authentic creation. The ambition is to continue collaborating with invited creators after the successful premiere of co-productions YOLT and THE URGE.
Davis Freeman is an exceptional figure in the field of contemporary dance and theater, and his work has appealed to us with its unique poetics and ability to connect speech with movement. His ability to explore borderline situations and emerging moments balancing between fiction and reality allow him to create a readable manuscript and at the same time satirically reflect on society. His experience from many years of collaboration with his sister Meg Stuart also brings a strong precise and conceptual focus.
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I want the piece to be trashy
I want it to be low tech so you can tour easily
I want to refer to the world as it is during the time of the premiere
I want a different title for the piece
I want the show to have a structure that you can still improvise within
I want everyone to have his or her moment
I want to create the piece out of our improvisations together
I want the piece based within realism so the audience can't tell if you're lying or telling the truth
I want you to hang out with the audience in the bar before the show begins
I want to set original text
I want the piece to involve AI in some way
I want the show to have a sense of humor that can shift and break hearts.
I want the audience to learn something that they didn't know before
I want to do a showing in Brussels
I want a moment of unison except for one that refuses to join
I want someone to confess his or her love to an audience member
I want the piece to touch on themes of control, power, and vulnerability.
I want us to create and sing an original song
