Mount Vegan Rawchestra
Mount Vegan Rawchestra (MVR) considers itself a band that cannot be categorized within any specific musical genre. Formed by Martina Wegener, Frédéric Ehlers, Niklas Bardeli, and Marius Alsleben, the group moves between V-ASMR and bio-funk. MVR was founded in 2021 during a journey to the anniversary celebration of the Republic of Užupis in Vilnius. During this trip, the collective created a multi-vegan performance titled Vegan Lullaby for an 18-Meter Puppet. In 2022, they launched the first part of the Monte Veggità project, an event focused on sustainability presented as part of Bucolica.exe at Callie’s gallery in Berlin. That same year, the performance Soil, Plant, Atmosphere, Thermometer premiered at the opening of the No One Belongs Here More Than You festival at the Saarländische Galerie in Berlin. Berg-Fest (Performing the Others, Kunstverein Wagenhalle, Stuttgart 2023) — an opening performance on a slanted rooftop — became the foundation for the group’s first recording.
Dočasná Company is a collective of emerging artists connecting contemporary dance and physical theatre. They create a symbiotic platform for the development of artistic freedom, crossing boundaries between various styles, genres, and both theatrical and non-theatrical forms. The aim of Dočasná Company is to create sustainably while blurring the lines between work intended for the general public and intellectual art for expert audiences. Currently, they are developing several artistic projects mainly in Prague, but they are also active in other regions. In addition, members of Dočasná Company are actively involved in teaching and educational activities.