Jozef Frucek (English)

Jozef is a founding member of RootlessRoot. He graduated from the Academy of Music and Theater of Bratislava, completing his PhD Thesis in 2002. During 2002-2005 Frucek was a member of Wim Vandekeybus’ Ultima Vez, creating Blush (stage and film versions) and, Sonic Boom. During 2005-2006 he collaborated with the Royal Flemish Theater in Brussels (KVS) on his own work. In 2006 he and Linda Kapetanea formed RootlessRoot as a vehicle for their own productions, research and teaching (see below). Together with Kapetanea Frucek is developing the research program of Fighting Μonkey – an applied methodology of martial arts in the education of dancers, actors and movement practitioners. They regularly give workshops at international festivals and in vocational schools. From 2006 – 2011 both Frucek and Kapetanea were on the teaching faculty at the Athens State School for Dance. Since 2012 Frucek is member of the teaching personnel of the University Ludwik Solski State Drama School of Krakow in Poland. Jozef has been studying under the guidance of Master  Ming Wong C.Y., also a doctor of Chinese Medicine, the internal  principles of movement and their relation to health and ageing. Jozef  got his ArtD degree on Voice and Movement in 2002 under the supervision  of Ludmila Machatsova, who is considered as one of the most influential  communication trainers. Fighting MonkeyThe fundamental areas of FM practice concern: - The development of Elastic Body with Plastic Brain through unorthodox games that aim to provoke creativity and ingenuity. - The development of Coordination and Rythm in the whole body and their crucial role both in the small (cellular level) and in the big scale (relations, habits and goals) of the human life. -  The process of ageing and the ways we can preserve the health of our  joints and of the whole musculoskeletal system so that we enhance and  sustain our mobility through time - The development of  communication within ourselves as well as with our social and physical  environment with aim to refine our learning strategies and to create  stories which will inspire and feed our vigor for life Foto (Beetroot)

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