Fringe: HA

Name: Fringe: HA - Jana Jacuka
Start: 2025-09-14T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Frascati, Amsterdam

Jana Jacuka

Sat 6 Sep ’25 - Sun 14 Sep ’25

She vomits sounds out of her body, ha ha.

Sat 6 Sep ’25

Sun 14 Sep ’25

Sat 6 Sep ’25

19:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

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Mon 8 Sep ’25

20:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

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Fri 12 Sep ’25

21:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

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Sun 14 Sep ’25

17:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

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A friend of a friend put a hand around me, ha, I’m feeling insecure but I just went hahahaha.

In everyday situations, our boundaries are often crossed, leaving us unsure of how to respond. HA explores the performativity of laughter as an escaping mechanism.

By stripping away theatrical distractions, Jana Jacuka’s solo work emphasizes the raw and essential elements of performance, inviting the audience to engage with the visceral experience of extreme vocal practices. HA is an investigation of the voice as a choreographic tool. In HA the voice becomes an extension of the body. She grunts, fry-screams, speaks while inhaling and shifts into communication beyond words.
She will come empty handed.
It’s just the space,
her and you,
and suddenly
HA

Duration: 50 mins.
Language: English
Podiumpas not valid for Fringe performances

Credits

choreographer / performer Jana Jacuka tutor Miguel Melgares external advisor Bruno Listopad and Ira Brand outside eye / dramaturgy advice Eva Susova, Toni Steffens text advisor Joachim Robbrecht text editing in collaboration with Nicolas Lange vocal advisors Moa Holgersson, Monica Janssen, Maria Magdalena Kozłowska graphic designer Estere Betija Gravere photographer Peteris Viksna Traces left by Stina Force and Amparo Gonzales

this work wouldn’t be possible without Sam Scheuermann, Veronika Abdul-Visocka, DAS theater tutor and peer support this performance was developed within the context of the DAS Theatre master programme (NL) with financial support from the ATD-Aart Janszen Fund (NL) and State Culture Capital Foundation (LV) co-produced by Gertrudes Street Theater (LV)

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About Jana Jacuka

Jana Jacuka (1995) is a choreographer/performer from Latvia, recently graduated DAS Theater masters program in Amsterdam. She is curious to create performances almost out of nothing and uses her body, voice and text as the departure points. Drawing attention to everyday life, on seemingly simple things, like laughter, she explores the intricate layers hidden within.

Jana has collaborated with artists such as Marina Abramović, Damien Rice, Arno Schuitemaker and many more. Her works have been presented in Frascati, Amsterdam Carre, DansBrabant (Tilburg), Le Grand Rex (Paris), AUAwirleben fest (Bern), Kanuti Guildi Saal and SAAL biennial (Tallinn), Homonovus (Riga) and her latest work was honored Performance of the Year 2022/2023 award at the Latvian Dance Awards.