Wander
project
Wander is a circus and physical theatre performance about earth, the land and the people in it.
It explores the inner connections within nature and between people. Sometimes it dives deep, other times it keeps it light and fun. Two acrobats and a team from the Czech Republic, Finland, Australia and Germany created a unique show that does not begin with the beginning of the performance, but travels sustainably through the landscape on foot and by public transport. Wander is an expedition, a trip, a wander. Two people, two backpacks and a lot of acrobatics.
Premiere: 27th of May 2026
Concept, performing: Jakub and Helena Urban
Direction, choreography, coaching: Katariina and Jared van Earle (FIN, AUS), Michaela Kadlčíková, Elisabeth Künkele (DE)
Music: James Harries (GB/CZ)
Dramaturgical consultation: Viktor Černický
Costume designer: Dora Krátká
Supported by: the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, the State Fund for Culture of the Czech Republic, the Czech-German Fund for the Future, Culture Moves Europe - funded by European Union and Goethe Institut, Cirqueon, KD Mlejn, DIOD, Kulturní Plantáž Blatná, Žižkostel, Pod 7 kilo, Oulun Tähtisirkus
This project was created with the financial assistance of the European Union. The opinions expressed here can in no way be considered the official position of the European Union.
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Who are we
Helena a Jakub Urban
are a well-coordinated pair of theater and circus creators and also a married couple. After studying Nonverbal Theater at HAMU, they joined forces and began to add circus to the theater component in the form of pair acrobatics. They have now had 7 years of independent work under the brand Koťátko zkázy and many collaborations with ensembles across the country and abroad. Their new, long-term project is Wander.
Michaela Kadlčíková
She is an exceptional dancer, choreographer and circus performer and contributes her choreographic hand to Wander.
James Harries
James Harries is a renowned British singer-songwriter and film composer whose concerts are always an exceptional and intense experience full of emotion, subtlety and immediate contact with the audience. His music naturally moves between melancholy and playful euphoria, while Harries' unmistakable voice never loses its youthful energy and strong lyrical expression. Rolling Stone magazine aptly described him as a "golden voice".
Elisabeth Künkele
is a professional circus artist from Germany, working in Sweden with the circus CIRKÖR and other companies in Finland, Denmark and Norway, and regularly teaches pair acrobatics in Germany and around the world. At Wander, she is our circus coach and outside eye.
Dora Krátká
Artist, set designer, actress and lecturer, organizer of various cultural and community projects, especially in Roztoky, where she lives and works. She studied acting at DAMU, but also book restoration and book graphics. She has been involved in theater and visual arts for a long time. She deals with the relationship between man and landscape, the art of cooperation, community art, and the connection between the worlds of art and theater.
Katariina a Jared van Earle
is a pair of professional circus artists from Finland and Australia specializing in pair acrobatics and ecological themes. At Wander, they are our circus coaches and directorial supervision.
Viktor Černický
Viktor Černický is engaged in interdisciplinary work at the intersection of dance, performance art, circus and visual art. Viktor works across artistic disciplines, with the physical representation of reflection and relationship to objects at the core of his work. His work is often presented on European and Asian stages and festivals, including in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Helsinki and Rome.