T.I.T.S. performance group: Let My Hand Be the Hand

About program
All’s well that ends well? But what does a good ending even look like? And can an ending ever truly be good? After all, our whole lives, we fight for life, and then, suddenly, we’re supposed to let go? And what does God have to say about that?
“Let My Hand Be The Hand” is the final part of the “Tumor” trilogy, a series of strongly physical performances that delve into our relationship with illness and finiteness through striking audiovisual and theatrical expression. With both tenderness and intensity, it guides through the final chapter of life—where emotions run deep, magic shimmers, humour surprises, and epiphanies crackle like sparks in the dark.
Because if there’s still time, isn’t that a gift?
Inspired by personal experiences in hospice volunteering and conversations with experts and patients in palliative care, the piece opens a dialogue about our fear of death, our longing not to face it alone, and the role of spirituality in it all. A shape-shifting theatrical experience blending performance, dance, musical, and storytelling—like a mystical meditation on dying, with just the right touch of adrenaline.
Duration
75 minutes
Language
Czech
Notice
The performance includes loud music, flashing lights, smoke, and strong scents on stage.
Creative team
| Concept and direction | Nela H. Kornetová |
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| Choreography and performers | Jaroslav Viňarský, Nela H. Kornetová |
| Music | Nela H. Kornetová & Bjorn Hansson / TINY FALLS |
| Visuals | Jan Husták |
| Text and dramaturgy | Dagmar Fričová |
| Costume | Cecilio Orozco Martinez |
| Light | Kornetová, Husták, Martinez |
| Technical support | Felix Noslier |
| Outside Eye | Geddy Aniksdal, Marie Ursin |
| Production | Kornetova/Lucie Fabišiková |
| Co-producers | Studio ALTA, Rosendal Teater, DansiT, Grenland Friteater, Østfold Internasjonale Teater, SKOK!, Rezi.Dance, Plum Yard |
| Support | Arts and Culture Norway (Kulturdirektoratet – Fri Scenekunst), Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Performing Arts Hub Norway, European Union – Next Generation EU through National Recovery Program and PerformCzech CONNECT, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, City of Prague, supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council |
The production was created in cooperation with the National Theatre Brno as part of the “Theatre World Brno” festival.
T.I.T.S.
is an independent performance group that explores the possibilities of hybrid theater forms, blending choreography, play, sound, visual imagery, and body physicality. Artistic leader Nela H. Kornetová initiates most of the projects with her international team of collaborators, with themes that audiences from all walks of life can relate to instinctively.
Between 2019 – 2022 Kornetová was awarded Arbeidsstipend for Performing Artists in Norway. In 2020 and 2022, she was repeatedly nominated for the Thalia Award for Best Actor in the Alternative Theater category. She won in 2022. The Divadelní Noviny Awards 2020 nominated Kornetová & T.I.T.S. in the categories Dance and Physical Theater for the production of the year for “Tumor: Carcinogenic Romance” and in the Alternative Theater for the performance “Badman”. She received the prize for the “Badman”.
Contact the production
Lucie Maliníková
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