About theatre

Team of Divadlo Štúdio tanca

We are people from different continents, from different cultures and with different experiences in the field of culture and arts work. Diversity sometimes unites us and sometimes divides us. We see it as a challenge and a way to push ourselves and expand our horizons. We value common understanding and count on daily surprises.

Theater directory

We value common understanding and count on daily surprises.

Lucia Kašiarová

director
Lucia Kašiarová graduated from the J. L. Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica, the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the Academy of Arts in Prague. She was a founding member of the art ensemble of Divadlo štúdio tanca. She is the founder of ALT@RT and the artistic director of the creative space Studio ALTA. Since 2022 she is also the director of Divadlo Štúdio tanca.

Zebastián Méndez Marín

artistic director
Zebas is originally from Costa Rica. He attended Conservatorio El Barco (Costa Rica), and his notable projects include EU.GENUS (Honey and Dust) and What the body does not remember (Ultima Vez). In October 2021, Divadlo Štúdio tanca premiered PUNK PAJAMA PARTY, a project created by a team of artists led by Zebastián and Lívia Balážová MM. Since 2022, he has been the artistic director at Divadlo Štúdio tanca.
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Jack Strömberg

artistic ensemble

Jack Strömberg was born in Sweden. He began his artistic career in Stockholm, where he trained in circus and theatre. Later he took up dance. He studied dance at SEAD in Salzburg. During his time in Salzburg he worked with artists from renowned companies and contemporary dance icons. He also has his own creative practice and his works have been performed in various venues in Europe. He has collaborated with various institutions in the form of residencies and performances.

Martina Hájková

artistic ensemble

Martina Hájková comes from Považská Bystrica and from the age of four she danced in the folklore ensemble FS Považan. Subsequently, she started to take up rope skipping, in which she became a multiple Slovak champion and won medals at international competitions. She participated in workshops and preparations for the European Championships with skippers from Cirque du Soleil. She has a coaching license in sports gymnastics. She studied at the Conservatory in Banská Bystrica, where she discovered her love for creation and contemporary art.

Jason Yap

artistic ensemble
Originally from Malaysia, he lived and studied in Hong Kong. Since September 2019, he is a member of the artistic ensemble of Divadlo Štúdio tanca. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and graduated with a first class honours degree in Contemporary Dance. In 2017, Jason created his choreographic debut entitled Kill Your Darlings. He initiated the formation of STAGE Creators Collective, an interdisciplinary artistic team. As of 2019, he has a dance podcast called The Background Dancer.

Lenka Mičincová

artistic ensemble

Lenka Mičincová studied at the Jan Levoslav Bella Conservatory and received her Master’s degree in social pedagogy at the Matej Bel University. She led the children’s folklore ensemble Lipka and taught many workshops for children and youth. She won the Annual Award for her performance in From Side of a Man From Side of a Woman. Before her maternity leave she worked in the company of the Divadlo Štúdio tanca, where she created many performances with choreographers such as Zuzana Hájková, Milan Tomášik and others. These performances have been performed at home and abroad, including France, Switzerland, Spain and Croatia.

Ľubomír Kútnik

artistic ensemble

Ľubomír Kútnik comes from Zvolen, where he has been dancing and playing sports since the age of four, especially acrobatic rock-and-roll and children’s fitness. He has won numerous awards in national and international competitions and in 2016 he became European Vice-Champion in children’s fitness. He graduated from the Ján Levoslav Bella Conservatory, where he participated in many dance performances and workshops with prominent Slovak and foreign artists.

Cindy Ng

artistic ensemble
She was born and raised in Malaysia. After graduating from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts (HKAPA) in 2019, Cindy joined a postgraduate company called BODHI PROJECT Dance Company at SEAD. In addition to being a performer, Cindy has also created her own choreographies such as Parasite, Amidst the F.O.G. and F.O.G. She has also collaborated with directors and filmmakers on documentaries – Darren Tan’s I Don’t Walk, I Dance, which premiered in Macau, Hamburg, Taiwan and the Netherlands, and on Mu Wang’s short film Unpoetic Poems, which premiered in Stuttgart.
Produkcia a administratíva

Pavol Gajdoš

project manager

Ema Angušová

production

Michal Fichna

technician

Veronika Chrienová

PR manager

Katarína Szolnokyová

HR

Zuzana Klimentová

economist

Dáša Pohorelá

administration

Martin Szolnoky

janitor