Lies Men Tell

Is life really rosy, or do we just paint it that way? Do men lie to women more – or is it the other way around? And aren’t we the ones we deceive the most?

DEKKADANCERS presents an evening composed of two choreographies. They will introduce two worlds connected not by love or hope, but by a simple, ordinary lie. In the first piece, Ondřej Vinklát reveals how easily we lie to ourselves – often without even wanting to admit it. In the second choreography, Štěpán Pechar takes us onto a film set full of secrets, where humorous situations abound. It won’t be only the dancers’ bodies speaking to you, but also the voices of renowned actors. And we’re not lying about that!

To Oneself (ch. Ondřej Vinklát)

“Life is a bridge—do not build a house upon it.” – V. K.

Thoughts shape our lives in profound ways. They can take us from the most trivial matters to the deepest questions of existence.

It is up to us – we choose which thoughts we allow into our minds, whether we believe them, and what we do with them. The mind is a powerful tool that can unite, nurture, and create, just as it can manipulate, divide, and destroy.

As human beings, we tend to place ourselves in a position of superiority, not only over other people but also over nature, the planet, and even that which transcends us.

Life presents us with lessons that, when properly understood and processed, bring us back into harmony with the greater whole. Sometimes, however, we are so indifferent to these lessons that we must fall all the way to rock bottom. Yet rock bottom itself can turn out to be the greatest gift of all.

Please note that there will be a 25-minute interval between the choreographies. During To Oneself, smoke and lighting effects are used. No strobe lighting is used.

Lies Men Tell (ch. Štěpán Pechar)

This is an exemplary story – though it’s not entirely clear what it is an example of.

It has nothing to do with politics, religion, or the end of the world. Nor is it a grand tale of human adventure. It unfolds on the lowest level of everyday middle-class troubles. Simply put: it happened to a friend of mine. A fictional one, of course… yet uncomfortably familiar – from Luis Fernando Verissimo’s short story The Wedding Ring.

Lies Men Tell is a fast-paced dance ride behind the scenes of a truly disastrous film shoot, revolving around one truth that’s really hard to explain. On a film set where the script makes about as much sense as shooting butterflies with a cannon, where flirting outweighs actual work, where lies grow faster than the director’s ego and kisses turn into slaps up until no one knows who is lying to whom.