Photo : Anika Ste Marie
Michaela Lincová
Biography
Michaela Lincová is a 20 years old dancer based in Prague. She mainly focuses on contemporary dance while also developing her own creation. Recently, she has also been interested in screendance, exploring how movement transforms on camera compared to the stage. She has appeared in a music video for Quebecois rapper Vendou and in a short dance films created by film students from UQAM in Montreal and FAMU in Czech Republic.
In Prague she studies at the Duncan Centre Conservatory, a school that follows the legacy and philosophy of a modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan. During her studies, Michaela presented her choreographies at various Czech theaters and festivals. In her work she aims to make audiences feel, just as she seeks from performances she watches. She’s a very emotional person inspired by people, their stories, their perspectives, and the ways they perceive the world. So far her biggest experience was performing in Roots, an original work by Lali Ayguadé who has collaborated with artists such as Akram Khan and Hofesh Shechter.
Artistic Assignment
This piece is inspired by a Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Her life was full of difficult situations, such as the accident that caused her serious injuries and forever shaped her life. It made me wonder what happens when something occurs in our lives that changes everything.
Since I have never experienced something quite like that, I began asking myself: Has something ever happened to me unexpectedly—something that changed me? I started to call this moment a “collision with reality.” How did I deal with it? What did it take from me, and what did it give me? What would it be like to meet myself from before that change?