Yana Reutova Choreographer & dancer
Duet · artistic trip · 2024

Womanhood

“Don’t take yourself too seriously” — femininity read through irony, perspective and humour.

Womanhood in performance
Duration
30–60 min, depending on the format
Audience
Theatre 18+ · outdoors for adults, children welcome
Spaces
Theatres, outdoor locations, schools, city streets
Cast
Two dancers and a live musician

Credits

Concept, choreography
Yana Reutova (UA/CZ), Clara da Costa (BR)
Performers
Yana Reutova (UA/CZ), Clara da Costa (BR)
Dramaturgical support
Yanitsa Atanasova (BG)
Composition
Jana Kubánková (CZ), Gabriela Vermelho (CZ)
Costumes
Marjetka Kürner Kalous (SI/CZ)
Production
Veronika Vavroňova (CZ)
Co-production
Dancehood
Producer
Tanec Praha / PONEC – dance venue

Tanec Praha z.ú. / PONEC – dance venue, City of Prague, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, State Fund for Culture, co-financed by the EU from the NextGeneration programme, National Recovery and Resilience Plan and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Thanks to Bazaar Festival, Yvona Kreuzmannova and the whole team of Tanec Praha.

“Don’t take yourself too seriously” — this is the message the creators of Womanhood offer to the world. Irony, perspective, and humour become essential tools for speaking about life and about femininity.

At the core of the work lies the imagined first encounter of two women. As if at the very beginning of the world’s story, Eve and Lilith met — not as religious figures, but as archetypes of different ways of being a woman. One embodies softness and acceptance, the other independence and inner strength. Not opposition, but dialogue. Not conflict, but recognition.

Womanhood embraces a wide spectrum of identities, expressions, and paths connected to ideas of power, resilience, and individuality. From motherhood to sisterhood, from fulfilling expectations to creative freedom, femininity unfolds in countless forms, each carrying its own story and meaning.

The performance adapts to a variety of spaces — from traditional theatres with professional stage technology, atmospheric lighting, and sound design, to outdoor locations, schools, and urban streets. In a theatrical setting, the work comes alive in a particularly immersive way: the stage and audience become one space, where every detail — light, sound, texture, and movement — heightens the emotional impact and sense of presence.

Its unique format — an artistic trip — allows the performance to interact organically with any environment. The action weaves into the surroundings, whether it’s the architecture and rhythm of the city or the intimate atmosphere of a theatre. The performance grows with the space, inviting the audience to experience the encounter as part of reality rather than as a separate theatrical event.

By connecting cultural contexts, personal experiences, and artistic influences, the creators shape a work that transcends gender boundaries and resonates with diverse audiences — where, for a moment, art and everyday life become one.

Book this performance

Gallery

Womanhood in performance

More work

Other pieces

The Secret of Moonlight in performance

The Secret of Moonlight

A sensory journey through light, touch and sound, built so that every child — including neurodivergent audiences — can join at their own pace.

Interactive dance environment2026

Childhood Time in performance

Childhood Time

Winter memories, carols and games turn into movement, and the audience is invited on stage to build a small world of their own.

Interactive performance for families2023

Invisible Traces in performance

Invisible Traces

Fingerprints, inherited stories and fleeting evidence of closeness, performed as an intimate web that stretches from the stage into the audience.

Part II of the triptych Together Alone2023

Bring Womanhood to your venue

Technical rider, full video and available dates on request.