Premiere: Summer 2027
About the show
The grip. How many times a day do we use it? A movement that determines strength, health and lifespan.
*The Grip* is a solo rope performance by physical therapist and circus artist Adela Jordaková—it combines clinical facts with physical expression and poses a question familiar to both professions: when to hold on and when to let go? Featuring a rope, voice and minimal dialogue. The production is currently being presented as a work in progress, running 30 minutes.
Video trailer
Full-length movie of the performance
Creative team
Creator and Performer: Adela Jordáková
Outside Eye: Katarina Lundmark, Lena Stefenson, Andreas Erbrink
Movement Collaboration: Christian Vilppola
Music: Chris Zabriskie – Cylinder Six – licensed under CC BY 4.0 Roads (Ian Vidovic), – Can I hold it too (instrumental) – licensed by Tribe of Noise, including rights for live performances, – I Fucking Need You So Much – licensed under CC BY 3.0
Voiceover: Adela Jordáková
Technical requirements
Performance formats
The project is intended for indoor production.
About the company
Adela Jordáková is a Czech physical therapist, circus artist and educator based in Stockholm. She specializes in the vertical rope and the intersection of clinical knowledge and movement practice. She worked as the chief physical therapist for the Czech National Ballet and now teaches at the Stockholm University of the Arts. *The Grip* is her debut as a solo performer.
FOTO © František Ortmann, Ingrid Szimón
