Exposed
Ivy Kolcun
About the production
Attractive. Furious. Exhausted. Full of energy.
Hated. Mythical. Adored. Underestimated.
Menstruation. Woman. Always the same, yet never the same.
All of this is still me. obnaŽENA.
Women come to see it on their own, with courageous partners, or even in groups of ten. They are not quite sure what to expect. After all, it is supposed to be about women’s emotions, perhaps even menstruation. Hopefully it won’t flow too much.
And in the end, it does flow.
But from a different direction.
Tears of emotion and laughter.
And if they arrived under the cover of darkness so that not too many people would see them, they leave with a sense of fulfillment, self-confidence, and a healthy pride in themselves. And the men? With the satisfaction of understanding a little more.
Top-level aerial acrobatics, singing, live music, dance and powerful acting performances. An experience at the intersection of contemporary circus, theatre and meditation. The emotional multi-genre performance obnaŽENA (Exposed) is full of answers to questions that trouble both women and men, revealing the full spectrum of emotions that give women their strength while also making them vulnerable.
Author and aerial acrobat Ivy Kolcun received the title “Woman Changing the World in Culture” at the Women Changing the World Awards CZ & SK 2025 for the social impact of her work.