Festival Mach 2026

Mach is the first festival of contemporary performance. It focuses on artistic approaches to working with the body, imagery, and situation. The festival brings together emerging and established artists while serving as a living tribute to the artist Kata Mach (1986–2018). It builds on the themes the artist explored in her work: feminism, a critique of neoliberalism, humor, awkwardness, courage, and the intersection of the political and the poetic.

The current, second edition of the festival is centered on the theme of Myth. Here, myth does not appear as a distant story of the past, but as a living principle that shapes our ideas, memory, and identity. In the performances, it transforms into a voice, a gesture, an image, or a ritual—it can be revived, disrupted, or recreated.

The festival presents a series of performances that reinterpret familiar archetypes, work with personal and collective narratives, and explore how myths transform in the contemporary world. The full-length program will consist of five separate performances. Performers: Izbová Teplota Collective, Michal Dore, VŠVU Intermedia Studio, Kasha Potrohosh, Zoya Shoajee Sardashti

Lineup:

Izbová Teplota Collective

What the Golden Calf Wishes for When It Sees the First Star Rise

20 min

Michal Dore

Introduction by Shaking, in This Case by Waving the Hand

15 min

Intermedia Studio, VŠVU

A Simple Life Hack That Will Change Your Life from the Ground Up (A Reinterpretation of Kata Mach’s Performance Song to the Siren)

30 min

Kasha Potrohosh

Femme fatale: Siren

20 min

Zoya Shoajee Sardashti

Dancing through the Diaspora

20 min