The Painted Bird by Pavel Zustiak

The performance "The Painted Bird" is an international coproduction, created by group Palissimo Inc. (USA) with cooperation of cultural organizations like Stanica Zilina-Zárečie (SK), Institute Jerzy Grotowsky (PL) or La Mama Etc. (USA), during the residential stages. Choreograph and director Pavel Zustiak, born in Košice, living in New York, requested for his new project slovak dancer Jaro Vinarsky and music composer Christian Frederickson from the USA. Like in his previous works the setting occurs his specific poetics: mystical, multi layered surrealistic images filled with emotional power.

The Trilogy The Painted Bi

rd speaks about themes of displacement, change and otherness. A solo dance project "Bastard" (first part of the trilogy) is loosely inspired by the controversial novel of Jerzy Kosinski from 1956. What does it mean to be in exile? How the exile changes a man? What is the difference between refuge, expatriate, emigrant - people that moved together with their roots, and also those who do not have them anymore?

You are welcome to visit the performance on November 13th and discover more about this topic through the artwork.

 

About the authors

Pavel Zustiak is a choreograph, director, dancer and sound engineer. He did study in Košice - at the University of Economy and in Amsterdam, at the School for New Dance Development. In 2003 he established dance theater Palissimo in New York, currently working there as art director. In 2010 he was awarded with the Guggenheim price and in 2007 and 2009 with the Princess Grace price.

 

Christian Frederickson is a violinist, composer and sound designer living in Brooklyn. He was absolving a Peabody Conservatory and The Julliard School. Christian is one of the founding members of the indie-rock group Rachel's. Recently he concentrates on the cooperation with theater directors and choreographs.

 

Jaro Vinarsky, dancer and choreograph, is one of the few ¨returned¨ slovak artists. He lived in Prague and Brussels. In 2001 and 2002 he gained a price at choreographic competition of Jarmila Jerabkova. In 2006 he was awarded with the price of public at Czech Dance Platform and Sazka price for "The find of the year".