Asst. Prof. Maja Štefančíková, ArtD.
- Position
- Head of studio
- Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Performance
The Performance Laboratory is a space for experimenting and exploring art that comes to life in a specific time and place. Emphasis is placed on liveliness and interaction within the context of space and time, utilizing movement, gestures, and spoken word.
Author of media: Benedetta Crosetto.
Author of media: Beata Spáčilová.
Author of media: Adam Šakový.
Author of media: Eva Rybářová.
Author of media: Eva Rybářová.
Laboratory of Performance
The Performance Lab focuses on the broad field of performance art, with an emphasis on intermedial aspects, fluid processes of thought and creation. A key aspect is the live interaction through movement, gesture and spoken word that takes place in space and time. The creation of performative works is based on a dialogue between different artistic media and forms, which allows working not only with the human factor, but also integrating the different media available.
A performative approach to art is another way to understand the world we live in, to communicate in it, to reflect on it and to engage with it. At its core is the ability to probe and reflect the diversity of human experience, which makes it a tool that enables us to understand the world around us. The importance lies in understanding the different aspects of human existence in diverse situations and their interactions with the environment, which is constantly shaped and transmitted through media and technology, while the human body may not be the only determinant.
The Performance Lab aims to provide students with the opportunity to explore and create in the field of performance art within the visual arts, as well as to critically reflect on its relationship to other media, not only visual ones, such as theater, dance, music, film and sport. It also opens up a space for understanding the power of performativity in everyday life through a variety of forms – from storytelling to daily rituals to activism through social games and demonstrations.
For more information or interest in studying in the lab, please contact Maja Štefančíková.
Maja Štefančíková is a visual artist and focuses on creating temporary performative situations, primarily through movement and voice. For years, she has been captivated by exploring the body in space and time, creating performances that blend contemplation with playfulness. She conceives events as long-lasting actions with a fixed choreography that is often modified by external interactions.