author of the concept, performer, choreographer
EDUCATION:
2016-2017 Certificat de dramaturgie circasienne – Circus dramaturgy certificate – organised by CNAC /FR/ and ESAC /BE/ schools, 94 hours program, teachers: Philippe Goudard ,Jean-Michel Guy, Christophe Huysman, Bauke Lievens, Roberto Magro, Ariane Martinez, Karel Vanhaesebrouck
2013 - 2018 HAMU – doctoral studies, aerial choreography research, 2018 graduated
2005 – 2010 HAMU (Music an Dance fakulty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) Nonverbal theatre department (physical theatre, pantomime, clownerie, dance, authorship), 2010 master thesis: Acrobatic Act (contemporary circus dramaturgy)
CIRKUS MLEJN COMPANY:
In 2009 Eliška Brtnická founded her own contemporary circus company. Cirkus Mlejn creates author shows with the concepts of Eliška Brtnická, but also in collective direction and cooperates with other choreographers, performers, musicians or visual artists.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION:
CircusNext Platform - project Opticon was preselected and supported in 2018
KIT - Copenhagen International Theatre - longer cooperation on projects in public space
Ilmatila theatre /FI/ - cooperation on different projects since 2012
Roundabout Europe - platform who supported project Hang Out (to be premiered in 2020)
CIRKUS MLEJN SHOWS:
2020 HANG OUT - site-responsive circus show in public space, documentary audio walk
2019 INTERMEZZO / INTERSPACES performance about movement in public space
2018 OPTICON site-specific version of a project planned for 2021 inspired by photography
2017 REZ/ERVACE performance with the objects by the Czech plastic artist Čestmír Suška
2016 ENOLA Solo full-lenght show, aerial trapeze, physical theater, about Hiroshima tragedy
2015 NO BRAIN NO PAIN Duo aerial street comedy show
2015 FEJKA Duo show, aerial hoop and acrobalance, about fake things, direction I.Jäntti /FI/
2015 FERPLAY Trio show, aerial acro, hand to hand trio, inspired by metal materials
2013 PARDON, I HAVE SOME DEALINGS performance at a children playground in Prague
2013 IRONICKÉ FÉRRUM / IRONIC FERRUM show inspired by metal materials
2012 DYNAMO show about the meeting point of art and sport. Directed by Ilona Jäntti /FI/
2011 EASY LIVING Aerial acrobatic show with live classical music
2011 EMÍLIE / EMILIA Inspired by the Czech surrealist Jindřich Štyrský
2010 POSTAV NA ČAJ! / MAKE SOME TEA! circus slapstick comedy
PERFORMING IN OTHER PROJECTS:
2019 ZDÁNÍ KLAME: aerial choreography and performance and scenography concept for Studio Hrdinů
2018 SVĚT-lo: performer in physical theatre show for Spielraum kollektiv
2017 TO EVERY CLOUD: aerial show on metal wires with company Ilmatila /FI/
2016 NEFŇUKA: aerial hoop with marionette /theatre show with disabled
2015 PROČ DÁL: documentary site-specific audio walk show
2015 MIMO PROVOZ: aerial ropes on pullies and acting in circus/theatre show
2015 PONY IS A SMALL HORSE: performing in Ilona Jäntti ́s show, aerial hoop
2013 CIRKOPOLIS vol.1/ LE MOMENT PRÉSENT: Seven circus artists who had not known each other before created a show during seven days directed by Albin Warette
2010 VYSOKÉ SNĚNÍ / HIGH DREAMING: show created and performed at the Czech pavilion at the world exibition EXPO in Shanghai with VOSA theatre
2008 ON AIR: choreography and performing with T.E.J.P. theatre
2006 VAKOKODESKA performing in the street-parade performance of Continuo theatre on the high stilts in the paper costumes of birds made within a scenographic project in Japan
2004 EDISÓNI / EDISONS: performing for T.E.J.P. theatre, akrobatics, masks, inflatable objects
2003 SALTIMBANGO: Performing in the site-specific project of T.E.J.P. theatre in Jihlava inspired by the legend about a tumler ́s descent on the rope from the church tower to the square in the town of Jihlava.
2003 KRATOCHVÍLENÍ: site-specific project of Continuo theatre at the Kratochvíle castle
CHOREOGRAPHY, SUPERVISION:
2019: supervision for Michaela Stará: Parazit
2019: choreographic consultations for Diod: Voda
2019: choreography for Studio Hrdinů: Zdání Klame
2018: supervision for Compagnie des Pieds Perchés: Between Project
2017: aerial choreography for Vít Neznal and col. (Di.Vak): Chyba
2017: choreography for show Nezabúdú, slovaque circus-theatre project
2017: movement supervision for a fysical theatre show Sofie by Zdenka Josefi
2016: aerial choreography for HAMU student Eliška Navrátilová, Tak si vyber!
2015: aerial choreography supervision for HAMU student Veronika Smolková, Čarovná zima
2015: aerial choreography supervision for HAMU student Eliška Navrátilová Stanice Trancendence
2014: contact juggling choreography supervision and direction for HAMU student Ondřej Holba Piece of Glass
2014: aerial choreography for Cink Cink Cirk company – show BUM+
2013: aerial choreography and dramaturgy for Cink Cink Cirk company - show Cink?
2013: aerial choreography for Michaela Kosiecová (deaf performer) – solo show Motýl
2012: aerial choreography for Marta studio (deaf performers) – show Písně, básně, balady 2012: aerial choreography for theatre Disk in Prague - show Hosté
DRAMATURGY / PROGRAMMING:
2012 – present: programmer of the FUN FATALE festival – women circus festival, www.funfatale.cz
2011 – 2017: dramaturgy and production of the festival SOLO THEATRE FOR CHILDREN in Prague