Influenced by the works of Václav Havel, especially his play Audience and its legendary film adaptation, in which the role of the brewer was played by Landovský with his ability to drink nine pints of beer while in character. Will Miřenka Čechová and Jindřiška Křivánková outdo the legend? Will they reach a state on the edge, recalling Havel's motif of alienation and Hrabal's poetics of loneliness? Aside from the two actors, major roles are played by oversized heads authored by sculptor Paulina Skavova, and by Sivan Eldar's music composed specifically for this performance.
“Dancer-actors Miřenka Čechová and Jindřiška Křivánková, along with director Petr Boháč, have made a radical contribution to the discussion about how to perform Havel's plays today.” (Marie Resslová, Hospodářské noviny)
Spitfire Company is an artistic platform that includes physical, visual, musical and dance theatre. International Awards: Herald Angel Award (awarded by British newspaper The Herald) for One Step Before the Fall performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013. Total Theatre Award (shortlist) (awarded by British physical theatre magazine Total Theatre) for One Step Before the Fall performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013. Oustanding Performance Award for The Voice of Anne Frank performed at the Prague Fringe festival 2012. Grand Prix Zdarzenia for The World of Condemned performed at the International Festival Zdarzenia in Poland.
concept: Miřenka Čechová, Sivan Eldar
directed by: Petr Boháč
music: Sivan Eldar
light design: Martin Špetlík, Robert Janč
masks: Paulina Skavova
production: Spitfire Company
cast: Jindřiška Křivánková, Miřenka Čechová
