We warmly invite you to an extraordinary dance experience at the Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv. On 24–25 November, the Fresco Dance Company, led by Yoram Karmi, will present “Why Things Go Wrong”, a thought-provoking work by acclaimed Czech choreographer Sylva Šafková.
This powerful performance explores the absurdities of everyday life and the systems that shape us — a sharp, ironic, and deeply human reflection translated into dynamic movement. Šafková’s choreography merges precision with chaos, humor with tension, and invites the audience to reflect on the forces that influence our choices and behavior.
This unique collaboration between Czech and Israeli artists is much more than a dance show. It is a mirror held up to society — playful, intense, and deeply relevant. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness one of the most original voices in European contemporary dance and experience Fresco’s bold new creation on the Tel Aviv stage.
Performance schedule:
November:
24.11.2025 at 20:30
25.11.2025 at 20:30
December
24.12.2025 at 20:30
25.12.2025 at 20:30
Sylva Šafková is a Czech choreographer and dancer who has worked with prestigious institutions such as Compagnie M – Maurice Béjart, the State Opera Prague, the National Theatre, and 420PEOPLE. She studied choreography at HAMU and has a long-standing collaboration with choreographer Nanine Linning, the current artistic director of Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. She takes part in the staging of Linning’s works such as DUSK, Hieronymus Bosch, and others. From 2016 to 2017, she worked as her assistant and rehearsal director at Theater Heidelberg.
She has created a number of choreographies for 420PEOPLE, including INspiraCe, HeArt of Noise and Why Things Go Wrong. The latter was included in the 20 most successful choreographies in the Aerowaves selection in 2024 and performed on the Czech Dance Platform. In 2025 she reworked this choreography for the Israeli company Fresco Dance Company. The dance film Through Glass, which she also created for 420PEOPLE, won the “Pick of the Fest” at the Los Angeles Dance Short Film Festival.
